A Sweet Victory

Hi-Quality Bakery wins first ever Homecoming decoration contest sponsored by High School Student Council

By Student Council Lantern Committee member, Bryce Boyle Hoban

Community support for Bomber athletics is one thing to look forward to during Homecoming week, and the local businesses in Cannon Falls did not disappoint. This year, the Cannon Falls High School Student Council decided to put the town’s school spirit to the test by holding the first annual Community Spirit Decorating Contest. Red and Black colors besieged the town last week, and while each business displayed their Bomber spirit proudly, only one of them could be crowned king of decorations. As voted on by the students at Cannon Falls High School, the Hi-Quality Bakery was the winner with an astounding 113 votes. Not only does the Bakery get bragging rights until next year’s competition, but they have also received a traveling trophy to show off to their customers.

*This article was made available to multiple news sources by the Student Council

Homecoming Hindsight

Homecoming week came and went this year with the always mixed opinions of how the week progressed overall. Kaesey Glaess, a senior, says that overall “I thought it was good… I didn’t like how the schedule worked, but I liked the dress-up days!” The schedule, obviously, was different this year than past years. The council was looking to change it up a bit to test student and teacher reactions. Kaesey goes on to say that the “Guess the Teacher” Contest was one of her favorite activities during the week and that it should be continued in one form or another in subsequent years. From a teacher’s standpoint, Cindy DeRosier, the school Media Specialist exclaims, “I think that it was very organized and we liked being able to have all of our classes each day even though they were shorter!” She also says she liked how homeroom was utilized and that she could tell a lot of time went into the planning of the week, which she appreciated.

Pink Power

Simply because Homecoming – one of the Student Council’s largest events of the year – is now over, that does not mean there is a shortage of endeavors for the council to coordinate. Thursday, October 31st, was Pink Out Day for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Instead of costumes, students wore pink to support the cause within our school and expected a small reward for doing so. There was also a homeroom competition for those who could raise the most funds for Breast Cancer. The winning homeroom received donuts the following week. All money raised was donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Beard Battle

Friday, November 1st, marked yet another eventful day. The month-long competition of No-Shave November kicked off and the Student Council headed to Austin for this year’s fall SED (South East Division) Conference for Student Councils. While there, they had the opportunity to exchange ideas among fellow councils in the division, as well as participate in other various leadership exercises. Attending these conferences will hopefully bring unique concepts and a better sense of direction for how the school year could play out.

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