Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Pep rally, parade still on for Friday at football field
Gabe Bronstad and Cher Hibbing were named 2020 H-M-S Homecoming king and queen during coronation Monday night in Hartley.
Homecoming royalty pictured front row, from left to right: Darby Mastbergen, Queen Cher Hibbing, Elle Mastbergen, Jessica Riedemann and Taya Mason. Back row: Dylan Doyle, King Gabe Bronstad, Ben Haack, Dawson Schiphoff and Noah Adams.
Sentinel-News sports editor and staff writer Mike Petersen gave the keynote address during coronation Monday night.
It may have been a week later than expected, but new royalty got their due Monday night at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School.
Cher Hibbing and Gabe Bronstad were named Homecoming queen and king during the coronation ceremony, which was held outside at the football field. All Homecoming activities were postponed a week because of the high number of students quarantined due to COVID-19 public heath guidelines.
Hibbing, of Hartley, is the daughter of Bill and Josie Hibbing. She's involved in Dance Attack, dancing and teaching at the YMCA, choir and solo/ensemble contest. Bronstad, of Hartley, is the son of Gary and Stephanie Bronstad. He's involved in football, wrestling, golf, quiz bowl and National Honor Society.
Other queen candidates included Taya Mason, Darby Mastbergen, Elle Mastbergen and Jessica Riedemann, while remaining king candidates were Noah Adams, Dawson Schiphoff, Dylan Doyle and Ben Haack.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, school officials have opted to hold Friday's parade and pep rally at the football field. They are subject to last-minute cancellation if extenuating circumstances arise.
To adhere to social distancing guidelines, the junior high and high school students will sit in the bleachers, the elementary students will sit on the grass, and any community members in attendance will be asked to sit in the visitors' bleachers if the home team side is deemed full.
The parade will go around the track so guests in the visitors' bleachers will get to view all float entries. In case of rain, there will be no parade and the pep rally will be high school students only in the H-M-S Event Center.
The pep rally is set to begin Friday, Oct. 9 at 1:30 p.m., with the parade to follow at 2:45 p.m. H-M-S squares off on the gridiron against Lawton-Bronson at 7 p.m.
