Class of 2028 Strives to Craft ‘Kirby Adventures of the Sea’-Themed Homecoming Float

Following the trail of paint splatters, students hiked up the hill leading to Student Council (StuCo) Freshman Class President Apple Ma’s house to create the Class of 2028’s Kirby Adventures of the Sea-themed Homecoming parade float on Sunday, Oct. 13 and Monday, Oct. 14.

“When we were thinking about what we should do, we just picked a game that everyone enjoyed overall, and we thought Kirby would be cute and fun for homecoming,” StuCo Freshman Class Representative Cecilia Chen ‘28 said.

Over the course of 10 hours, the team of eight volunteers crafted stars from cardboard, painted a city landscape, and engineered a large Kirby figurine as well as Kirby’s throne.

“It was more community building, it wasn’t really a job to do, I think HoCo is just supposed to be fun and an activity that everyone can participate in,” Chen said.

The freshmen class volunteers finished off their float building strong, with more than four hours left to spare, which they used to clean up materials, and simply enjoy each other’s company.

“It [was] really fun, [and] I’ve heard of HoCo being a big part of highschool,” Chen said.  “I just think it’s a very fun way to interact with [the rest of] the student body.”