Gallery: Lancer Day Parade

By Macy Crosser, Liv Madden, Amelie Wong, Claire Goettsch, Caroline Martucci, Rachel Bingham, Mason Sajna, Mary Gagen, and Alex Sajna

September 18, 2022

Lancer Day is arguably the biggest day of the year according to SM East students, where the student body dresses up to march in a parade down Mission Road. To start off the day members of the band, lancer dancers and cheer marched the halls of the school as Pep Club provided donuts outside the circle drive in the morning. The overall theme of the parade was movies: “Lights! Camera! Lancers!”. Starting at 1:15, all floats paraded down Mission Road to meet in the Prairie Village Shops for a pep rally led by senior pep execs. Student Body President junior Jack Kessler, Principal Mr. Peres, Mayor of Prairie Village Eric Mikkelson, and Coach Hoover all spoke at the pep rally, along with senior pep execs Audrey Condon, Eddie Leopold, Peyton Moore, Graham Mosher, Hassan Sufi and Morgan Turpin.

That night, the Lancers played Lawrence High School at SM North Stadium for the first home game of the season. The Lancers lost 45-14, with touchdowns from seniors Cole Clesi and CJ Leonard.

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9.16.22 Lancer Day Parade

Senior Riley Eck holds up her phone to take a picture of her and her friends with the lancer mascot. Photo by Liv Madden
Pep Execs Audrey Condon, Hassan Sufi, Morgan Turpin, Graham Mosher, Eddie Leopold and Peyton Moore lead the parade dressed as the main characters from the Wizard of Oz. Photo by Amelie Wong
Senior Luke Fisher claps and yells “Lets go!” as he walks in the parade. Photo by Alex Sajna
The senior cheerleaders yell a chant to the juniors, sophomores and freshman cheerleaders walking behind the float. Photo by Claire Goettsch
Senior Riley Eck and senior class float participants high five a police officer as the parade leaves the SME parking lot. The senior class float’s theme was Top Gun. Photo by Caroline Martucci
Senior Eero Alber performs a walking handstand for the crowd. Photo by Alex Sajna
Sophomore Marie Ptacek ties her cape around her neck getting ready to walk with the sophomore float. Photo by Amelie Wong
Freshmen Sophie Danker and Kate Lucas take a selfie while sitting on the freshmen float waiting for the parade to begin. Photo by Caroline Martucci
Senior Elise Welch hands out Lancer Day t-shirts to parade goers from the Lancer Dancer float. Decorated as a pirate ship, the Lancer Dancer float theme was “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Photo by Amelie Wong
Senior Avery Kim waves at parade watchers from the Top Gun themed senior float. Photo by Amelie Wong
Juniors Connor Bykowski, Reece Baker, and Caroline Reiser throw candy to kids watching the parade as they ride the swim and dive team float. Photo by Caroline Martucci
Senior Aiden Winne points his finger in the air atop the boys golf float as they drive past the crowd. Photo by Mason Sajna
Senior Graham Squires and junior William Norris jog to keep up with the boys golf float in front of them in their rocky outfits; as Gonna Fly Now, the theme song in the rocky movie, plays behind them on loop from a speaker being pulled in a wagon. Photo by Mason Sajna
Kids from the Prairie Village area beg senior Piper Benjamin for candy as the senior float passes by. Photo by Rachel Bingham
The lancer mascot poses for photographer while walking down the parade. Photo by Liv Madden
Senior Reece Birch waves her hand in the air to grab her friend’s attention. Photo by Claire Goettsch
Junior Maggie Leonard holds up a Girls Golf sign cheering as the ride down Mission Road. Photo by Amelie Wong
Junior Maggie Kissick holds up her sme cheer poster while walking down mission road. Photo by Liv Madden
Senior JC Weeks holds up a Dum Dum before throwing it into the crowd below. Photo by Rachel Bingham
Junior Dylan Levitan leads the clapping chant for all the students while banging the drums at the beginning of the pep rally while the students cheered “east.” Photo by Liv Madden
The senior pep execs wrap up the pep rally by leading the school song. Senior pep exec, Peyton Moore high fives kids while running down the parade. Photo by Liv Madden
Junior Jordan Pindell smiles for a picture with the lancer mascot before the parade starts. Photo by Liv Madden
Junior Emma Krause cheers to the crowd on the girls soccer float, whose theme was Toy Story. Photo by Rachel Bingham
Senior pep exec Graham Mosher pumps up the seniors in the front row to begin the Lancer Day pep rally in the Prairie Village Shops. Photo by Macy Crosser
Juniors Beck Jones, Wiilliam Norris, Conor Folger, and senior Louis Prosser-Gebhardt jog to the Lancer Day congregation in the Village Square. Photo by Alex Sajna
The senior Lancer Dancers clap above their heads and yell East in a cheer. Photo by Rachel Bingham
Junior Christian Gooley looks to senior Cole Jackson as they pound their fists on the table at the beginning of the Pep Rally. Photo by Rachel Bingham
Seniors Charlotte Emley, Ethan Curran, Riley Eck and Zach Sederquist bang on the tables during the pep rally. Photo by Macy Crosser
Principal Peres points his finger as he speaks at the Pep Rally at the end of the parade. Photo by Mason Sajna
Senior Aiden Winne points his finger into the air to cheer at the pep rally. Photo by Rachel Bingham
Behind Associate Principal Mr. Barikmo, senior Zach Sederquist and Spencer Blacketer celebrate as Coach Hoover steps up to the podium to speak. Photo by Macy Crosser
Senior Eddie Leopold chants to the school song alongside the Lancer mascot, junior Lauren McGuire. Photo by Macy Crosser
Senior and pep exec Hassan Sufi raises his arms in the air to hype up the crowd. Photo by Mason Sajna
Senior Nick Parisi gets lifted in the air by his peers in the pep rally. Photo by Mary Gagen.
Sophomore Grey Robinson flexes his arms as he is lifted up over the crowd. Photo by Mason Sajna
The crowd screams after principal Mr. Peres’s speech. Photo by Rachel Bingham
Sophomore Marie Ptacek yells with the crowd as a drone filming from above passes over head. Photo by Caroline Martucci
Senior Kate Cronenwett smiles down at her phone with her friends during the pep-rally. Photo by Claire Goettsch
Senior Eddie Leopold yells to seniors Spencer Blacketer and Alex Carreno after the concusion of the pep rally. Photo by Macy Crosser
Senior Spencer Blacketer sings the school song as the Lancer Day pep rally comes to an end. Photo by Amelie Wong

About the Contributors

Macy Crosser, Photo Editor

Photo Editor Macy Crosser believes there is no better way to spend her senior year than capturing photos or proofing captions in the J-room for Harbinger! If you can’t reach her (and you probably won’t), Crosser is either at drill team choreo, Kansas City Ballet, AP and IB classes, NHS Service chair meetings, TCP President duties or at dive team. Good luck finding her! In any spare time she has, there is a good chance she’s watching the sunset while listening to Taylor Swift, Celsius in hand.

Liv Madden, Photo Editor

Entering her third and final year on staff, senior Liv Madden is ready to set a good example and be a great leader as Head photo editor. While she is not sitting in the back of the journalism room with her fellow staff members, she enjoys playing Lacrosse, being a member of the student store, and competing in DECA.

Amelie Wong, Online Photo Editor

Senior Amelie Wong is entering her third and final year on staff as Harbinger’s first ever head online photo editor. Though she is still trying to figure out all of the responsibilities for her new role, she is so excited to see what new challenges this year brings. When Amelie is not in the J-room you can probably find her at Target buying more Red Bull or Starbucks getting her third coffee of the day.

Claire Goettsch, Photo Mentor

Going into her second semester on Harbinger staff as a photo mentor, junior Claire Goettsch is excited to gain new photo experiences and watch herself improve throughout the year. When she’s not behind the camera or editing photos, Claire juggles many different sports and AP and IB classes. At any free time Claire can get during the week, you can catch her watching her favorite Netflix shows with her dogs and eating goldfish, especially the flavor blasted kind.

Caroline Martucci, Print Photo Editor

Head Photo Editor senior Caroline Martucci can’t wait to lead the photography staff for her fourth year on staff. When she’s not looking through her wide lens capturing the moment, editing galleries or designing photostories in the J room, you can find her driving around with her friends listening to Taylor Swift. Martucci also serves as Senior Class Vice President, chairs three projects for SHARE and serves on the Women in Leadership Council.

Rachel Bingham, Photo Editor

Going into her senior year as a Photo Editor, Rachel cannot be more excited for her final year on Harbinger. When she’s not taking pictures on the sidelines at a game or scrambling for a photostory design, you may find her playing volleyball, throwing in track, at a SHARE project or going on a QuikTrip ice cream run with friends.

Mason Sajna, Video Editor

As a fourth year harbinger staffer, senior Mason Sajna is excited to be a leader on staff this year as a Video Editor, Photo Mentor and Equipment Manager. When he isn’t in the J room editing a video or trying to find some tripod piece, Mason is running as a varsity track and cross country runner and is in five AP classes. When things finally slow down, Mason likes to spend his free time with his friends or just hang out at home.

Mary Gagen, Staff Writer

Beginning her senior year and third year on the Harbinger staff, Mary is psyched to be a writer, and videographer! Mary loves spending time with her friends and family. Aside from Harbinger, she’s a cadet teacher, a swimmer and an AP and IB student. She’s a self-proclaimed energy-drink lover, a Chick-Fil-A enthusiast and considers herself a coffee connoisseur.

Alex Sajna, Video Editor

Working on his third year on Harbinger staff, senior Alex Sajna is thrilled to lead the video team as a Video Editor and take pictures as a Photographer. Besides Harbinger, Alex runs cross country and track, takes AP classes and works part time. When he’s not in the J-room, you can find Alex working on his car, making up a cross country practice late at night, or hanging out with family and friends.

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