On Thursday, Sept. 10, our diverse community of performers were put on display for the school at the Homecoming football game. From marching band to choir, almost everyone was at the game against Cedar Park. The game began with performances by the Westwood and Canyon Vista choirs. They sang the national anthem and the alma mater.  As the choir marched onto the field, there was excitement in the air.

“It was really fun getting to see all of my Canyon Vista friends and singing for everyone was really inspiring,” Jordan Hannan ‘19 said. “I loved showing our school spirit and it was just a great experience. I got to sing with all the older and younger choir members and our voices blended very well.”

Alongside the choir, another group performed. The American Sign Language students also sang the national anthem. It was a special performance, and even though it wasn’t as flashy as the SunDancers or as loud as the choir, it was still important.

“Learning sign language is important because it’s respectful and a very practical language to learn. It’s important to have a diverse community of performers, and that we can all unite to create an amazing product and show off our passion,” Sophia Norton ‘19 said. “Each subject is so important in their own ways to the function of life and it is important to come together at Homecoming to show school spirit and help people learn to appreciate what each student does.”  

During halftime, the SunDancers, Color Guard, Warrior Pride, and the Westwood Marching Band took the field. They had been working on their routines for weeks, and they executed them with finesse. It was a perfect performance to finish off the performances of the night.

“I think the performance went well,” Isabella Pasternak ’17 said. “There were a lot of things that could have gone wrong, like bringing out the boxes and the formation, that didn’t. It’s always nerve wracking but fun to perform in front of all those people. It’s especially exciting because homecoming has the biggest turn out. It was a great experience.”

As the game came to an end, we were able to appreciate how well our performers represented our school and showed off what they could do.
“It was super fun to perform and we all worked really hard. We had fun dancing for everyone,” Joy Yoon ’16 said.