int oCIRCUS

t he TENT
1. play ing wit h fire: Shane Kolbu
(12) lit up the stage with his fire twirling
performance, and takes the crown as the
winner of Mr. Grandview 2019.
2. get t ing int o mommy’s purs e: Tristan
Pachorek (12) embraced his inner beauty
blogger, dazzling the audience with his
STEP RIGHT UP TO THE MOST blinding highlight.
TALENTED MR. GRANDVIEW 3. king of t he world: This year’s Mr.
Grandview Shane Kolbu (12) was lifted
up by the rest of the contestants as Sarah
From flying flames to messy make-up, Mr. Camper (12) brought him his crown.
Grandview brought creativity to the stage. This year
the senior boys ushered their inner circus to school
by showcasing what true talent is.
Past performances have tended to rely on the 2
use of simple song and dance which can bore an
audience, but with a spark of cleverness, true talent
can make use of such a large stage.
A key example of this is this year’s winner
Shane Kolbu (12) and his fiery performance.
Kolbu described the competition as “a phenomenal
display of everyone’s personality.”
Another contestant who brought talent was
Samuel Camper (12), who changed up the
dance genre with his blanket dance. With Camper’s 3 4
unique form, he was able to capture the audience’s 4. t onight’s lat e night t alk wit h:
fascination in a memorable way. Ethan Snapp (12) chatted
Mr. Grandview was an event anybody could enjoy it up with Dr. Lisa Roberts
(Principal) for his talent as a talk
whether their preference was comedic, sweet, or show host.
spectacular. 5. lay ing down beat s: Raymond
Johnson (12) pumped up the
stage with his impressive original
rap.
6. what’s t hi s: Samuel Camper
(12) did a blanket dance for his
talent portion to prove that he’s
one talented twin.
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7. glow up: Caleb Kim (9) gave a bright

smile while showing off his neon.
8. beaming st ars: An enthusiastic group of
s how t ime
girls, including Mary Petre (9), posed in
style.
SPIRIT
9. under t he apple tree: Mrs. Lisa STUDENTS SHOW OFF THEIR
Rodgers’ (Science) class relaxes in FLASHY SPIRIT WEAR
pajamas.
During the day, spirit wear is simple and
10. one s ie s: Kenric Smith (9) and
Moosah Alsaffar (9) showed how cool effective way to show off school pride.
bears and unicorns can be in their onesies.. Monday’s neon wear let highlighters
11. it’s a beaut iful day out s ide: Maxwell become a prominent skin prop. Tuesday’s
Reid (11) and Maxine Stoenescu (11)
pajama day is a classic fan-favorite
showed off their skeleton accessories.
12. he meme s it: Nolan Gillis (12) shared amongst students and yielded the most
his Waluigi pride for the ultimate meme he participants. Wednesday’s meme day
has become. had people walking amongst mannequin
13. howl wit h pride: Students were ready for
heads, Spidermen, and Kermits. Thursday
the HOCO game against Eaglecrest in their
wolf pride gear. was ice cream day. Friday’s school spirit
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 day spread Wolf pride.

mallory eli s e madi s on juliana

HAMILTON (10) ANCELL (10) SIEBER (10) MALLET (10)
“Elise and I are in varsity poms “I’ve known Madi since middle “I’m in FBLA with Juliana.“ “Elise Weaver is my mom’s
together.“ school, but this year we finally student. We’re cool. We’re tight.“
HOCO became really good friends SPREAD BY
SUMMER/FALL because of math. We both love RENEE ECKLEY

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making jokes in class.“
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