The party never ends at HOCO 2024

Bailee Small and Lauryn Desai • December 10, 2024

Students gather the gym for the 2024 – 2025 Homecoming rally, displaying school spirit.

Rancho Cucamonga High School’s gym roared with excitement and anticipation during this year’s Rio-themed homecoming rally. The rally was filled with bright colors and paintings inspired by the movie “Rio.”

The rally kicked off with the National Anthem sung by junior Khloe Whales, followed by a spirited performance by the band. Shortly after that, RCHS students caught a glimpse of two birds, Jewel and Blu, who were played by RCHS Principal, Mr. Azande Aikens and Ms. Kelsi Trautwein.

The 2024 homecoming rally also featured multiple dance performances performed by the 2024 homecoming princesses and their committees.

Princess Zuri Brooks said, “It felt very amazing to be on hoco court. At first, I was like no way, then I was like wow people actually think I’m cool. It was a great experience working on everything with everyone.”

Being on court comes with many homecoming experiences and memories. One tradition at RCHS is that the princesses dance at the rally and are includes in the homecoming parade at half-time.

“My favorite part of hoco was being able to dress up and get on the back of the Corvette. My last hoco was amazing as well but I most definitely made more memories this year,” Brooks said.

Late in the rally, Mr. Aaron Bishop, who was dressed as Miko the bird, led the traditional spirit clap to see what class was most excited to be at the rally.

“The rallies are fun because I get to take some time off of school work and get to have fun and hang out with my friends. It’s also cool watching cheer and dance perform,” freshman Mckenzie Ades said.

With this year’s bright decor and fun theme, many students enjoyed attending the rally and watching the performances.

“The rally was the best one yet. I loved the visuals and the overall theme,” senior Nicolete Bell said.

The rally continued with the final three dances from the homecoming princess. Then, varsity dance performed.

Junior Jolie Jensen said, “I thought [the varsity dance performance] was fun to watch. It was really colorful and it brought so much energy to the rally.”

About the Contributors

Bailee Small, Editor-in-chief

Bailee Small is a junior at RCHS, and this is her third year in journalism. She is the editor-in-chief for The Cat’s Eye. Her favorite thing about journalism is sharing stories and events of students and staff at RCHS. When she isn’t working on a story she enjoys reading and listening to music. Small also loves spending her time drawing and playing Roblox on her iPad. Favorite Class Anatomy Enneagram 2

Lauryn Desai, Student Life Editor

Lauryn Desai is a junior at RCHS, and this is her first year in journalism. She is a staff reporter in the newspaper, The Cat's Eye. Desai is currently on RCHS varsity volleyball. She works as an assistant coach at IMUA volleyball club. Every Sunday Desai loves to raid her mothers closet for new clothes. In her free time she enjoys burning cookies. Favorite Class English Enneagram Type 4

Marco Awad, News Editor

Marco Awad is a freshman here at RCHS, and this his first year in journalism. He is currently the News Editor for the school newspaper, The Cat’s Eye. Being a former Editor-in-Chief of The Day Creek Howl, he’s excited to see what the journalism program at RCHS will bring him. He loves hanging out with his friends, building Lego, and researching about engineering projects, from concept cars to fighter jets. He is a complete audiophile and you’ll catch him listening to artists like Eminem and Bruno Mars, and enjoys the exhilarating thrill that comes from watching soccer.