{"id":29956,"date":"2023-10-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=29956"},"modified":"2023-10-04T06:43:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T06:43:18","slug":"zama-middle-high-school-caps-off-homecoming-week-with-parade-football-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=29956","title":{"rendered":"Zama Middle High School caps off Homecoming Week with parade, football victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Sydney Helton, 12, a seventh grader at Zama Middle High School, waves to spectators during the school\u2019s Homecoming parade Sept. 27 on Camp Zama, Japan. The parade, and football game later that night against the Edgren Middle High School Eagles, capped off a week of activities meant to bolster the Trojans\u2019 school spirit.
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\n Members of the Zama Middle High School Trojans\u2019 varsity football team sit atop a float that was part of the school\u2019s Homecoming parade Sept. 27 on Camp Zama, Japan. Later that night, the Trojans earned a 21-7 win over the Edgren Middle High School Eagles.
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CAMP ZAMA, Japan \u2013 Hundreds of community members came out to support Zama Middle High School\u2019s Homecoming Week, lining the streets here for a parade and filling the bleachers at Trojan Field to watch a gridiron victory Sept. 27.<\/p>\n

The parade, and football game later that night against the Edgren Middle High School Eagles, capped off a week of activities meant to bolster the Trojans\u2019 school spirit, including themed dress-up days and a \u201cPowder Puff\u201d flag football game.<\/p>\n

Seeing the crowds of people who showed their support for the Trojans was a testament to the bond the school has with the community here, said ZMHS Principal Henry LeFebre. Carrying on the many traditions of Homecoming is important for many reasons, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHomecoming events are an opportunity for our community to come together and celebrate, [and they] boost school spirit and pride for our community,\u201d LeFebre said. \u201cIt has a positive impact on our students, knowing that the community holds them and the school in high regard, [and it] fosters tradition and a sense of culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

The parade began at the ZMHS campus and followed a route that took it through the central part of the installation. Students and faculty from various athletic and extracurricular organizations, Soldiers, and other community members marched or drove vehicles through the streets. Many of them shouted cheers of \u201cGo Zama!\u201d while others waved at and handed out candy to spectators.<\/p>\n

Sarah Canlas, parent of a freshman at ZMHS, said she came to the parade to support the school and to see her daughter, who she said just started in the Trojans\u2019 cheer program.<\/p>\n

Junia Georges-Vaughn came from nearby Naval Air Facility Atsugi to show her support.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love the parade,\u201d Georges-Vaughn said. \u201cIt\u2019s a good way for the students here to feel supported and know that we\u2019re here for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chayden Williams, 17, a senior and member of the Trojans\u2019 varsity football team, was on a float with his teammates for the parade. Hours before the game, he assured the team was going to play hard and make it a memorable night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re making everybody in the community feel like they\u2019re a part of our family, because that\u2019s what they are,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n

The Trojans made good on Williams\u2019 promise, exhibiting some of their best playing all season against Edgren and continuing their seasons-long undefeated streak with a 21-7 win over the Eagles. Trojan head coach Scott Bolin said the team\u2019s victory was an excellent step in their continued pursuit of making it to the D2 Far East Championship game.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiving our players and students the bonus of a great high school memory added to the general celebration of the win,\u201d Bolin said. \u201cAll of the events in and out of the school surrounding Homecoming Week feel worth it when you can secure the win on the football field.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 \/ 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Sydney Helton, 12, a seventh grader at Zama Middle High School, waves to spectators during the school\u2019s Homecoming parade Sept. 27 on Camp Zama, Japan. The parade, and football game later that night against the Edgren Middle High School Eagles, capped off a week of activities […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29958,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29956"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29963,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29956\/revisions\/29963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}