Homecoming

Maybe I should have titled this entry "Trevon" instead of Homecoming, as it is all about him this week. Trevon has really been enjoying his Cross Country season. His team is doing really well.  He has had his name in the paper...

... and his team is hoping to go to state this year. The boys are working hard and meet twice a day to train. This past week they had a meet close to home and Mike and I were both able to watch him race.

Here, Trevon is near the beginning of the 5K (3 mile race) he was running:

This picture was taken as he was nearing the finish line.

More than one team was wearing green colored uniforms and Trevon had thought his team had not done very well (based on all the "greens" that had come in together in the race.  He was going on about how his team would have to "step it up" if they want to go to state. Then, he was pleasantly surprised to discover Hurricane took first place. He had also broken his personal record with a time of 17 minutes 32 seconds (17:32).  He came in eighth place overall.

This weekend was Hurricane High School's Homecoming. The school put on a parade during the middle of the day. The elementary school children were able to watch the parade before school was out for the day. Mike and I walked Corban down the street, not far from home to watch the fun. I was able to get a picture of the kids (Cameron and Elise) with their classes, and see Trevon in the parade with the cross country team. This time, the band played without him.

Trevon asked Angelea Madsen to the Homecoming Dance. He gave her some candy bars attached to a bouquet of balloons. Inside one of the candybars was a "golden ticket" (as in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie), saying she was selected to go to Homecoming with Trevon. She answered him the next day by giving him a HUGE math equation that he had to solve using a calculator. His answer was then typed into Google Images where the number took him to an image of an album cover for the band "YES."

Saturday they had their date. Below is a picture of him and his friends with their dates. The boys sent their dates on a Safari. They had Brother Comstock (their seminary teacher) be the Safari guide, leading the girls through the "wilderness" to hunt for wild animals (the boys). The girls had paint guns and enjoyed using them on their dates. Trevon was a zebra, and dressed in black and white stripes. After being hit, the guide would pronounce the animal dead and lead the girls to the next victim. When the hunt was over, they had a picnic lunch and then took their dates home to get ready for the dance. 

I got a kick out of watching the boys prepare. Trevon made a detailed schedule to follow of what needed doing before and for the date. They (the boys) met at our house to make the picnic lunch on Saturday morning. Trevon asked me to help prepare some of the dinner, but that was all I did. The boys did everything.

The group above had dinner in their suits and dresses, with boutonnieres and corsages, at the home of one of the boys (Martin Glassman). They had a meal that included chow mein noodles, egg rolls and sweet and sour delight.

They had a great time at the dance, where they had their pictures taken. I will post a picture of them all dressed up when I get one - - apparently all the boys left their cameras at home that night! After dancing, they went back to Martin's for brownies and ice cream before taking their dates home. Trevon had a great time and was happy with how the date turned out.