Oct. 19, 2015
Parading the Square
by THS Media Gregory Miranda
With Truman Football setting the tone from their 62-10 win over Marshall in the first ever “Friday Night” Homecoming game at Truman Stadium, now the focus is turned to the dance and parade as well as the candidates for Homecoming King and Queens. All eyes were on them early Saturday morning where the atmosphere was electric.
The festivities were hosted by The Square and commenced at 10 o'clock on the dot as Homecoming candidates that included:
Marcico Martinez and Isabelle Rizi
Peter Rahm and Bri Savidge
Josh Evans and Jessica Armstrong
Nick Duchene and Kendra Amos
All met to put the finishing touches on their routines but it was not only did the candidates participate in the parade as many of the extra curricular clubs and activities were in attendance. NAHS, Spanish Club, fall sports teams and a couple of sponsors such Chick-Fil-A, Dublins Donuts and The Square's very own Yogurtini all had their very own floats. And while the majority of the floats circled around the Square, all the attention followed the candidates as they greeted the crowd of fellow families with friendly waves and generous amounts of candy tossed around around. But after circling around on the floats the attention did not stop there as the candidates took another lap but in better fashion as they rode around and sat atop the seats of a convertible of their choice, being driven around, introduced and adored by the crowd once more.
"It was definitely a special moment for me," Rahm said. "I definitely enjoyed the attention we all got."
In what would be a busy night for Truman immediately following after the Parade the stage was set for Truman's first ever Carnival to keep the energy high leading into the night of dancing and anticipation for those crossing their fingers for their name to be called.