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4 homecoming September 25, 2017 W Enhance BY KARA DEMPSEY Even if you are never going to get in formation in a Beyoncé video, you entertainment editor can still bring the moves to the homecoming dance floor. Orchesis sponsor Lisa Jacob encourages all students to abandon their fears and stick Dance AND to simple, easy-to-adapt dances. Even if you trip over your own feet, “the DANNY FOWLER best way to impress your date is to KEEP IT CLASSY MAINE WEST!” Jacob photo editor said. Learn along with Westerner editors senior Matthew Montanile, junior THROWBACKS: “If [some moves] are too difficult, you can Kara Dempsey, and senior Dominik Bronakowski as Jacob teaches them always resort to the really old-school moves,” Jacob said. the best steps for dance success. your TOOTSIE ROLL “Roll the knees and toes in, and then roll them out. Stay low and smile!” Jacob said. LAWN MOWER “Pull the cord and mow. Make sure you are waving at your neighbors and the people driving by!” Jacob said. TRENDS: “Each of these simple dance moves are fun and, best of all, super easy,” Jacob said. SHOPPING CART “Get your cart and get shopping. Pick the things on the high shelves and wink at the passerbys,” Jacob said. THE SPRINKLER “Choose the type of sprinkler you will emulate and water the crowd!” Jacob said. THE SALSA “America is falling in love with Latin music. Everyone should learn how to Salsa; it is only three steps. Bachata is just a grapevine with a hip. Merengue is simply walking in place adding some hips,” Jacob said. THE WHIP/DAB “Whenever a song or artist can get the whole country behind a dance move or a dance, I love it. The recent dance move trends are too many to count. Hit the dab, and the whip; you all know what to do,” Jacob said. PHOTOS BY DANNY FOWLER
W September 25, 2017 homecoming 5 BAND + SUPERFANS + POMS + CHEER BY IVONNE SANCHEZ reporter Cheering throughout the game, getting the spectators excited and trying to coordinate with other groups to get the best reaction, Superfans, Cheer, Marching Band, and Poms dancers aim to get the student section “rowdier” than ever before at every football game this season. Now an official school club established last year, Superfans are a spirit club trying to build support from the student body in an effort to make everyone feel included at the games. “It’s not supposed to be an exclusive thing. We want freshmen, we want sophomores, we want juniors, and we want seniors -- anybody who can come to the games,” senior Superfan Catherine Johnson said. As Superfan leader senior Joshua Wastyn explained, cheers would be extremely hard to coordinate without the Superfans. “There wouldn’t be as much organization with cheers and telling people to get loud without the Superfans at the football games,” he described. One strategy Superfans have tried is to focus on upperclassmen being an example for the rest of the fans. “When upperclassmen participate, it PRE-DANCE ANALYSIS makes other underclassmen participate too,” Johnson said. As explained by senior drum major Corinne Bellot, the job of the Superfans, Marching Band, Cheer, and Poms is to make school spirit contagious. “I haven’t met a single person who doesn’t know the fight song; even I know it and I don’t sing it -- I normally play it,” Bellot said. In the past, all four groups have operated independently of each other, but under new officers and leadership, all hope to improve through increased communication. “I think that this is perfect. Last year the groups wound up getting upset at each other because of the lack of organization. This year I know we’ll do better with less conflicting cheers,” Wastyn said. Improvements were already seen at games this season.“It was so much better! When we would do Hula into Homecoming BY ARLINE VARGAS reporter ZAC ABERO “ “ the Spirit GRETA SORENSEN Superfans cheer during the Gold Rush game as the football team scores in the third quarter. Superfans have helped stoke greater unity among spirit organizations. Freshmen probably don’t know what to expect; homecoming is our biggest dance. You don’t have to go with a date. It’s an excellent night to just go with friends, or whomever you like. It is a great way to be immediately involved; this way, [freshmen] feel like they’re actually apart of the whole Maine West student body. -StuCo ” sponsor Samantha Archer I think the week [before homecoming] is such a great way to get school spirit; I was very scared my freshman year. When it came to the dress up days for homecoming, I didn’t want to go all out, I didn’t think it was going to be cool, but the more spirit you have and show, the more fun you’re going to have. [The homecoming dance] is a time where you can look nice, have fun, and not care what anyone thinks about you. -Senior Nicole Taneva ” “ cheers, it was coordinated with Superfans, and drumline would play their cadences when Cheer was doing choreography for it,” senior cheerleading captain Jelena Pejovic said. “The entire band, Cheer, and Superfans are trying to coordinate cheers to some of the standard tunes we play such as ‘Iron Man’ or ‘Seven Nation Army,’” Bellot said. “Hopefully this will present a united front during football games and create an even more intimidating fan section to cheer on our Warriors. Of course, it also just creates an exciting atmosphere for all fans to participate in.” Maine West has always relied heavily on student initiative to make a difference. “When the girls basketball team was losing in the Super Sectionals, fans didn’t really know what to do. That was when a person from the crowd started to sing the Maine West fight song and then everybody joined in,” Johnson said. Now, those many individual efforts are being unified. “I love it. I think it’s so great. I think this is really tying together what it means to be a Warrior,” Pejovic said. Celebrating the colorful Hawaiian culture, the Hawaiianthemed homecoming dance will bring the aloha spirit to spec gym on Sept.30 at 7 p.m. Whether it is fear, nerves, or excitement that students are feeling towards the Saturday’s event, students and staff alike encourage everyone to attend this semi-formal dance. Tickets will be on sale in the bookstore this week for $25. “ Some of my best memories are from the homecoming dances. I think everyone should make the most out of their time in high school by going to school events such as homecoming. You should dance with your friends, sing every word to every song you know, take a lot of pictures with everyone, and make it the best night ever because you only get four homecomings in your life. -Senior Katelyn ” Aragon If guys want to ask someone on a date, then they should. If you’re nervous, gain some confidence and try your best to ask your date. The worst thing that can happen is them saying no, and if that’s the case, just go with a group of friends. You’ll have a great time with, or without a date. -Junior Nelson Alcantar ”
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