SLIDESHOW | Here comes South Whidbey's homecoming

By BEN WATANABE
South Whidbey Record Sports, South Whidbey School District, South Whidbey Fire/EMS
October 16, 2012 · Updated 2:59 PM 

Holy rockabilly! Homecoming Week hit South Whidbey High School on Monday, complete with costume and custom.

Each day leading to Blue-and-White Friday (the day of the homecoming football game against Sultan) had its own dress-up theme.

On Monday, students hopped in the DeLorean and visited the sock hop fifties for Grease Lightning inspiration. Leather jackets, hot pink pullovers, puffy skirts and neck bandanas were en vogue in the SWHS cafeteria.

The week will be capped by the homecoming court announcement during halftime Friday and the Happiest Place on Earth homecoming dance Saturday.

Other theme days included Superhero, class choice of kindergarten for freshmen, Steve Urkel (sophomores), pirate (juniors) or toga (seniors) and grandparents.

Above: Sophomores Maverick Christensen and Angus Jones celebrate the fifties with some help from “Grease,” as are seniors Kyle Simchuk, Taylor Simmons and Isaac Rubenstein.

Celebrating Homecoming Week as the Pink Ladies are seniors Alyssa Box, Elli Madsen, Caitlin Christensen and Hannah Calderwood. Also pictured are seniors Sophia Duccini, Lennox Bishop and Carrin McErlane; and freshmen Carson-Keeley Orr and Reganne Brown.

Contact South Whidbey Record Sports, South Whidbey School District, South Whidbey Fire/EMS Ben Watanabe at bwatanabe@whidbeynewsgroup.com or 360-221-5300.

Comment on this story.

COMMENTING RULES: We encourage an open exchange of ideas in our online community, but we ask you to follow our guidelines for respecting community standards. In a nutshell, don't say anything you wouldn't want your mother to read. Please see our FAQ if you have questions or concerns about using Facebook to comment.

So keep your comments:

  • Civil
  • Smart
  • On-topic
  • Free of profanity

We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters. We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please refer to our Terms of Use for full detail on participating on our site.