Blue
and White Parade
The Blue and White Parade
symbolizes the school spirit of St. Ignatius as a whole. The parade ties up the
amazing week of Homecoming, where grades K-12 participate in school pride
showing they are proud to be Mission Bulldogs.
The parade is separated
into three sections: The elementary is spread out upon the sidewalk outside the
elementary school wearing their blue and white attire shown through
decorations, face paints, or clothing. Middle school is much like the
elementary, stand back in order for the high school to go first in order by
grade levels. High school lined up outside ready to start. Fire trucks and
Mission ambulances first.
Following close behind
are the school royalty on the beautiful vintage cars, behind the royalty falls
the rest of the high school with their custom made class floats. The floats
show their class spirit as a whole unit demonstrated with their creativity
shoved into one class float separated into freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and
finally seniors.
Classes are ranked
throughout the week on school spirit. Classes are given the chance to display school
spirit with the following: dress up, float design, class lockers, and the
competitions held. One class period day for a week is taken out to hold competitions.
Then points are added through the week and totaled. At the end of the week, at
the homecoming football game, is announced the winner of the “Pride Bone.”
All competition aside,
homecoming week and the parade are designed to display school pride and spirit.
The parade is the fireworks, the finale, the finish line to a wonderful week,
showing the whole town we are the best of the best.
By
Briar Ahlborn
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