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November 1, 2011
Karen Arayata
Emma Johnston and Braden Knight took the crowns for this year’s Homecoming Queen and Mr. Husky.
The Queen and her court are announced at the game, while Mr. Husky and his court are announced at the dance the following night.
The runner ups in order from first to fourth were seniors Samantha Steadman, Kerry Liou, Megan Ottoboni, and Cecilia Diaz. The runner ups for Mr. Husky in order from first to fourth were seniors Matthew Songponnopachon, Haniteli Lousi, Pierce Romero, and Armand Reese King.
The journey to becoming the King and Queen starts with the students’ contributions to Washington and their school spirit, which according to Paris “is key and can come in any way.” Teachers send in their list of nominees, keeping in mind nominees must fulfill the requirement of having a GPA of at least 2.0, and having contributed to Washington and the commnity. The list would then be sent into the seniors’ Economics or Government class to decide on the Top 20 which will then be announced in a bulletin and at the Homecoming rally held during lunch. After the rally, all students vote during their third period to decide the Top 5 choices for Mr. Husky and Homecoming Queen. Finally, with the list narrowed down to the last ten students the seniors get the chance to choose the courts.
This article originally appeared in the print edition of The Hatchet on November 1, 2011.
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October 21, 2009
Yama Hazheer
Coming off a disappointing loss to the Tracy Bulldogs, the Huskies bounced back to defeat the American Eagles 54-3 on Oct. 9.
Due to an injury on the elbow of his throwing arm, senior and captain David Ross was not able to play as quarterback. Junior Deandre Carter stepped up in his place. He threw for 116 yards and two passing touchdowns. Carter also had an impressive interception in which he took back 72 yards for a touchdown.
Wide receiver and senior Nathaniel Solverson thought that Carter did a good job starting in place of Ross.
“I think Deandre did good especially because it was his first time playing QB in a game situation,” Solverson said.
Ross, playing wide receiver, had four receptions for 59 yards. One of the catches was for a touchdown. Senior Rico Jones had a 44-yard touchdown reception and a 22-yard run for a touchdown. Senior Tanner King also had two rushing touchdowns.
“Scoring those two touchdowns felt amazing, but I owe it all to my offensive line for their spectacular blocks,” King said. “We had a great game against American both offensively and defensively.”
Both the offense and defense combined to play phenomenally and it showed in the final score of the game. The Eagles were held scoreless for almost the whole game. A field goal late in the fourth quarter put the Eagles on the board.
“We all just got to take practice day by day, buckle down and get business done,” Solverson said.
Washington is currently tied for first place in the Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) with Logan.
“In order to stay at this level for the duration of the season, we need to continue playing as a whole and get amped for every opponent we face,” King said.
Photo Credit: Raphael Ghieuw Sien
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October 16, 2009
Nicole Pham
The top 20 nominees for Homecoming Rally were presented at lunch Oct. 16. Sophomores, juniors and seniors will vote for the top ten boys and girls during READ period Oct. 20.
Top row: Tanner King, Jared Yagi, Ben Rich, Cedric Louisi. Bottom row: Shay Mozetti, Sarah Hoang, Nikita Gurnani.
