While most of the student body is familiar with Homecoming, a weeklong tradition of welcoming back former students, many are unaware of the planning that goes into the event. ASB is responsible for planning, organizing and executing all of the events the week of Homecoming, including the decorations, pep rallies, the football game halftime show and the dance.

The preparation begins in the summer, when ASB meets to pitch themes, along with sub-themes for each class, and begin the process of narrowing their ideas down. Once a theme is agreed upon, ASB collaborates with NTV to create a captivating theme reveal; this year, the theme is Battle of the Universes with the following subsections: “Superverse,” “Galactic Universe,” “Magical Universe” and “Mystery Universe”.

“Because we were in a time crunch for the reveal, we wanted to quickly create an idea that would be sufficient and focus on the execution part,” senior NTV Film Director Isaiah Mirigan said. “Even though it was difficult to organize the actors, hanging out with ASB and NTV for the night was fun.”

ASB also splits into separate decorating and planning committees, which allows them to work on specific tasks more efficiently. The decorating committees are responsible for making props for certain parts of the campus, such as the Oak and school entrance, while the planning committees work to organize activities such as the Homecoming game and dance.

“I think the most challenging part of Homecoming is making sure the execution makes enough people happy,” junior class president Justine Gotico said. “This usually entails not only thinking of a great theme, but also working hard to make the props, decorating the school and preparing for pep rallies.”