Community Photo Album

Homecoming 2005
Movies reined for float themes this year. The list:
Seniors: Austin Powers
Juniors: Grease
Sophomores: Wizard of Oz
Freshmen: Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Homecoming award:

The seniors won. The sophomores were second; freshman third and juniors got honorable mention. The sophomores also got an additional award for creativity

Psychedelic Seniors

Below, Juniors from 'Grease'

Below, Dorothy and the Wicked Witch march next to the Sophomore float.

Below, Hannah Wurgler, sophomore participant with the "Wizard of Oz" float. Hannah was leading her horse Brody, who was posing as the "Horse of a Different Color." The Sophomores earned a special award for creativity for their rendition of the characters from the Wizard of Oz.

Kathleen Lappin cheers her granddaughter Hannah WUrgler and Horse of a different color (Brody) while mom beams too.

Freshman on the WIllie Wonka float.

Below, Campbell Macomber, age 4, picks up his candy bonanza from the pavement, where passing Homecoming Float passengers had flung them. Campbell quickly filled his backpack and was well pleased with his haul, "This is the second year he's really cleaned up on candy," his grandfather explained.

Waiting for the parade to start. Do you notice they are all doing different things? Such energy.

The Homecoming parade was at noon, and lasted about half an hour with two turns round the property. The wait-time for judging was about a half hour, and by 1:00 it was all over. The hard work, planning, choosing the movie theme, making costumes and floats…all done and history. By 1:10 the Freshman float was being disassembled and recycled here at the Gray Transfer Station, with Oompa Loompa still in face paint. Floats are as fleeting as youth, I guess.

The last moments of the Common Ground Fair, sunset over closing.

All photos: The Monument: Elizabeth Prata