Rally really exceeds expectations

The BHS Rally brings excitement and fun to the end of spirit week 2016.

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Colby Perron and Alex Keely, Staff Writers

All four classes face off, each screaming about their love of one another, from Freshmen to Juniors and Sophomores to Seniors all are swallowed within a sea of black and orange, and the smiling of all of the students at BHS for only one reason: Spirit Week.

BHS Principal Jeremie Sirois was scheduled to be pied with Mr. Walton and Mr. Rose, but unlike Rose and Walton, Sirois tried to get out of being pied by saying he had a dairy allergy. Student Body President Taylor Turgeon believes the school body saw straight through the ploy.

“He [Sirois] is such a goon we obviously knew he didn’t have a dairy problem he was just trying to get out of being pied,” said Turgeon. “He really did want to puke afterwards it was actually really bad.”

The students elected to choose having Sirois pied over having a dance which gave Sirois no choice, but to take a pie in the face.

“They [the students] clearly wanted me in the hospital rather than having a dance,” said Sirois. “I don’t know whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

Turgeon contributes the decision of pie over a dance to the hilariousness of an embarrassed principal.

It was hilarious,” said Turgeon. “I think everyone just wants to see their principal be embarassed and I think that trumps having a dance,”

Not only were administrators and a teacher pied, but the rally held a strong competitive tug of war contest, trivia game, and class dances. Senior class president Anna Seiler believes the dances were a hit this year.

“I think the dances were really good and everyone put a lot of effort in which was awesome,” said Seiler. “I also feel like the confetti during our senior dance was awesome.”

When it came time for the final round of tug of war, it was down to the seniors and the juniors. Senior Jessica Letellier found herself sweating while not even competing.

“Well obviously we were going to beat the juniors because they are so full of themselves,” said Letellier. “It was so intense, I was sweating on the sidelines.”

Seiler also agreed with Letellier about the intensity of watching the two upperclassmen teams pulling at each other, each trying to assert their dominance over the other.

“I have never been to such an intense tug of war in my life,” said Seiler. “ t was more intense than some of the football games this fall I’m not going to lie.

Turgeon felt that this rally was definitely one to remember, breaking away from the general rally formula to incorporate new and more exciting events.

“I would say this rally was a lot more organized on my end,” said Turgeon. “I think [it was] because everything went pretty smoothly and I think everyone enjoyed all the new things like trivia and recognition of academic excellence. It was really good to include all of that stuff.”

According to senior Carson Neumann, the march rally is one of the better rallies held throughout the year, being a nice lift in the middle of an otherwise bleak month.

“The Spirit Week kind of takes place of a vacation that we don’t have in March because we have one in December, and it goes into January, then we got to February break a month later and, March is like an off month,” said Neumann. “I think having this week helps us take a break and teachers understand so they don’t pack it on as much.”

Fellow senior Charlotte White enjoyed the rally very much. Answering with a hint of nostalgia and reflection in her eye.
“My last rally was definitely one to remember. It was one of the best rallies I think we, as seniors, have ever been part of!”