Homecoming carries plenty of traditions for students at BV, but the main one to kick off the week is the decoration of the four class hallways. Each class designs their hall to fit the main theme and sometimes their own subtheme, and many students enjoy visiting each hallway on Monday morning to see how each class did.
Freshman Hudson Bledsoe was introduced to this tradition this year and had his own thoughts on the decorations.
“As I entered the school building, I couldn’t help but notice the freshman hallway and how well put-together it was,” he said. “It wasn’t the most shiny or the most aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but its strength, which held together compared to some other hallways, which will not be named, was really pleasing unto me, especially because the freshman hallway is usually looked down upon.”
Moving onto the next hall down the line, Bledsoe was shocked at the contrast between the quality of the decorations.
“The sophomore hallway. What a mess,” he said. “I would say the sophomore hallway was very colorful. Compared to the others, it fit the theme the best. I do have to say, though, the quantity of decorations was not unto my liking.”
Bledsoe’s expectations were overwhelmed by the hallways of the upperclassmen.
“The junior hallway [was] very nice,” he said. “The colors were amazing, and I thought [this] was the best hallway. It was very well constructed.”
The junior hallway stood out to Bledsoe as a model for all future homecoming decorations.
“I was quite pleased with it, and I give it a 9/10. I don’t think anybody deserves a 10/10,” he said.
However, the senior hallway surprised him with its quality compared to the previously impressive junior hallway.
“[The] senior hallway [was] very, very well done,” Bledsoe said. “It’s really hard to fit a lot of stuff into that big of a hallway. I thought they did a great job by making it seem like you are ‘under the sea,’ if you will.”
Despite his admiration of the final hallway, he did have some critique for it.
“The boat could have been done better, but for a bunch of seniors, very well done,” he said. “I know that it can be tough sometimes.”
After perusing all four decorated hallways, Bledsoe gave his final ranking of their overall aesthetics, adherence to theme, and quality. The final rankings put juniors in first, followed by sophomores, seniors, and lastly, freshman. He was initially impressed by the freshman hallway, but after seeing the older three classes’ halls, he changed his tune.
“They got last,” he said, “but they were good for freshmen.”
