By Matthew Meyer
To some the halftime show was just a time for the cheerleaders to show off their routines yet again, while for others this was the time to show what the classes at Homer High School can do.
the juniors float+ sea cannons
Most people know how the juniors staged a sea battle between the Kenai Cardinals against the Homer Mariners, complete with swordfights, nerf rocket launchers, smoke bombs and a mermaid throwing candy and necklaces to the crowd. However what most people don’t know is that after the float “sailed” away from the track, it almost burned down.
As the float went away from the track, there was an earth-shattering crack, as the mast broke, missing everyone onboard and landing on a bunch of lit smoke grenades.
With the smoke everywhere someone yelled, “Abandon ship!” And everyone jumped off except for Maggie and Katy.
When asked why she didn’t leave the ship, Maggie replied, “Ya, I was the mermaid and my legs were wrapped together, so I couldn’t jump off… It was scary but not really, because I was laughing during the whole thing.”
Maggie Gramm on the junior float
Katy had noticed that the smoke bombs were starting to make the mast catch on fire, so she told everyone to help her get them off the ship.
After they were done with the whole ordeal everyone involved looks back at this moment and laughs. If you were to ask as to how the mast broke most would reply, “I think Jacob’s nerf rocket had something to do with it.”