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The tradition lives on
NT celebrates 48th annual bonfire
Heather Venrick
Issue date: 10/30/07 Section: NEWS
It certainly smelled like school spirit Friday night at the 48th annual homecoming bonfire.
Students decked out in solid green and white tilted their heads to see the glowing flames roaring 100 feet into the black night sky. Hundreds of students gathered at the Eagle Point Campus to rally support for the Mean Green as it got ready to take on Middle Tennessee State University.
"It was a lot of fun, everyone was having a really good time," said Michelle Turner, Keller sophomore. "You could really feel the school spirit. It was really nice and kind of uplifting to see all the students coming together to support our team like that."
Though the bonfire was the central attraction of the evening, and rightfully so considering the heat from the enormous flames could be felt literally a mile away, there were plenty other sources of entertainment throughout the evening, including dance performances from various fraternities and sororities.
"The dances were hilarious," Turner said. "Some of them were actually really good, but some were just so funny to watch. It was entertaining though and really contributed to the school spirit of the night because everybody was cheering for their fellow students as they performed."
While entertaining for the crowd, the different performances didn't come without hard work and long hours from the performers.
"We had practice everyday for a few hours the week before, and I'd been thinking up a dance to teach everybody for about two weeks," said Sally Windle, Crandall sophomore and coordinator of the dance performed by Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Kap and ATO. "We put a lot of hard work into it, but it definitely paid off. Dancing up there in front of everybody with them cheering for us and for the school was amazing."
Homecoming weekend involves many different activities from the spirit march to various contests and rallies to the actual game itself. But the bonfire and all the traditions it holds remains a favorite to many.
Students decked out in solid green and white tilted their heads to see the glowing flames roaring 100 feet into the black night sky. Hundreds of students gathered at the Eagle Point Campus to rally support for the Mean Green as it got ready to take on Middle Tennessee State University.
"It was a lot of fun, everyone was having a really good time," said Michelle Turner, Keller sophomore. "You could really feel the school spirit. It was really nice and kind of uplifting to see all the students coming together to support our team like that."
Though the bonfire was the central attraction of the evening, and rightfully so considering the heat from the enormous flames could be felt literally a mile away, there were plenty other sources of entertainment throughout the evening, including dance performances from various fraternities and sororities.
"The dances were hilarious," Turner said. "Some of them were actually really good, but some were just so funny to watch. It was entertaining though and really contributed to the school spirit of the night because everybody was cheering for their fellow students as they performed."
While entertaining for the crowd, the different performances didn't come without hard work and long hours from the performers.
"We had practice everyday for a few hours the week before, and I'd been thinking up a dance to teach everybody for about two weeks," said Sally Windle, Crandall sophomore and coordinator of the dance performed by Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Kap and ATO. "We put a lot of hard work into it, but it definitely paid off. Dancing up there in front of everybody with them cheering for us and for the school was amazing."
Homecoming weekend involves many different activities from the spirit march to various contests and rallies to the actual game itself. But the bonfire and all the traditions it holds remains a favorite to many.
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