From events like spirit week, Powder Puff, the pep rally, Taste of West, the parade and football game, Homecoming is a jam-packed time for students, parents and faculty. While this can be the most exciting...
Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
• October 12, 2017
The annual face-off between junior and senior girls known as the powder puff game is a cornerstone tradition of homecoming week. Generally, the seniors win the game, and the class of 2018 hopes to keep...
![“[The happiest moment of my life was] last year when I asked my crush to Homecoming. I asked her on the bus, she said yes, and I got really happy about it. We've been together well over a year now, but I liked her for a year before even asking her out. [Before] the dance, we went out and had a nice little dinner together, and at the dance we talked, hung out and danced - it was a great night. Looking back, it's a blur, but I remember it as a really happy night. We went to Homecoming [again] this year, and I'm planning on asking her to prom too.” - Cameron Licata, 11](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC_0002-900x600.jpg)
![Receiving the golden football, senior Chloe Hershenow is crowned Homecoming Queen alongside the maids on the 2018 Homecoming Court. This was Hershenow’s first time as a maid. “It was really sweet because everyone was cheering and really happy for me and I was kind of in shock,” Hershenow said. “It was really humbling too because it felt really odd to me to be chosen by my classmates [for Homecoming Queen.]”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_8632-900x599.jpg)
![At last year’s Homecoming, juniors Anjali Shah and Ashley Chai sport their new dresses at Queeny Park. Chai bought her dress from Tobi.com for $24. “Tobi literally has the same dresses every year, so finding a dress I like for an affordable price [is the most difficult thing about Homecoming],” Chai said. “I look for websites that aren’t sketchy and brands I know I can trust.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_9192-900x675.jpg)
![Senior Caroline Shaw paints a banner for the senior team for the powder puff game. She views the game as a fun memory and community-building experience. “I was super excited [to play] and I honestly signed up the first day that forms got handed out,” Shaw said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Story-3-featured-image-900x600.jpg)