<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3a1VvF_1FW7iwUD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3a1VvF_1FW7iwUD00" width="1501" height="2001" ><figcaption>Senior class advisor Chase Sumida helps Tevin Hwang (12) and Lia Noguchi (12) set up the senior section of the gym for the Homecoming Assembly on Friday, Sept. 25. (Brooke Nasser)</figcaption></figure>On Friday, Sept. 25, Kalani’s homecoming assembly will occur at the gym, hosted by members of Kalani Association of Students (KAS), the student council, and participants.Homecoming is a yearly event at Kalani, meant to be a fun, spirited week for students to get hyped up and feel free from school and stress.Each and every year, all grades share one goal: to win Kalani’s homecoming cup.“A lot of the competitions there are prepared previously,” Taylor Wong (12), a senior and the KAS president, says. “So, throughout this past month, actually two months, the classes have been working to do their dance, pep, and banner competitions.”The assembly will feature cheerleaders, the pep band, and the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) organization. For the more competitive side of the assembly, students should expect dance, pep squad, and bleacher decoration competitions.The homecoming assembly encourages students to show a higher level of engagement within the school’s community while keeping in mind how they want to represent themselves as a grade.“We try to get the most participation through this,” Wong says. “It’s our biggest one, just because homecoming is such a spirited week.”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1z5PA7_1FW7iwUD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1z5PA7_1FW7iwUD00" width="1501" height="2001" ><figcaption>Junior Kalani Association of Students (KAS) students Aeda Hasty and Arianna Iwamoto hang banners from the gym entrance while Zachary Li and Aaron Kwok decorate the band bleachers. “At the assembly, we will be having the court introduction, pep squad performance, senior introductions for football, volleyball, and cheer, class dance competition, and class cheer off,” Li says. “There will also be the band playing at the start, Coast Guard presentation, and cheer performance.” (Brooke Nasser)</figcaption></figure>While some students may not view the assembly as a “worthy” event celebrated throughout the year, KAS and student council puts their best efforts into changing negativity into enthusiasm.“I really think that when I go around and hear a lot of my friends saying that they don’t want to go to assemblies, it’s like, I get that you don’t want to sit through an hour and a half,” Wong says. “But there’s a lot of time and effort put into making these assemblies happen, and so, we really just want it to be a fun experience for students, and especially during homecoming; it should be something you’re looking forward to and want to go to.”Student council member, Zhoey-Ann Equila Reys (9) explains preparing for the assembly has been a pleasant, enjoyable experience to be a part of.“I feel really happy about how I get to see everyone working together and really communicating better,” Equila-Reys says. “In high school, we are going to have many things in our way and that’s where we have time management, so it’s really cool to see students working together.”Wong notes that the competitions aren’t meant to be taken too seriously and looks forward to seeing the creativity each grade has to offer. She hopes the event will bring everyone together as one big community.“This year, I really think it’s gonna be a good assembly,” Wong says. “It’s not like an aggressive competition; it’s a fun competition, just to get students a break from school.”</div></body>

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On Friday, Sept. 25, Kalani’s homecoming assembly will occur at the gym, hosted by members of Kalani Association of Students (KAS), the student council, and participants. Homecoming is a yearly event at Kalani, meant to be a fun, spirited week for students to get hyped up and feel free from school and stress.

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