For the week of September 18 - 24, 2002

Pride taking hold 
at WRHS

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There’s a new sense of pride taking hold at Wood River High School.

The student body is growing, an attractive new school is under construction and topnotch new sports facilities are beginning to open.

A sense of excitement permeated the Homecoming football game last week. It was like nothing seen in the Wood River Valley for a long, long time.

Between 2,500 and 3,000 spectators filled the stands—a record for Wood River. People from all over the valley drove, walked or biked to the new stadium—a real bowl like no other school field in Idaho.

The crowd looked on as the new Homer Field, named after former school district superintendent Phil Homer, was dedicated.

They watched while what may be the best-disciplined Wolverine team in years took the field. The really fine student jazz band backed up a live-wire group of cheerleaders who quickly helped the crowd figure out how to create an enormous roar on the kickoff.

In the unseasonably warm night under new lights—the shadows of the old days are history—the mixed crowd of students and supporters settled in to watch the Wolverines really challenge the Jerome Tigers for the first time in more than 20 years.

The crowd cheered the team and proudly received the elegant and feisty homecoming candidates and royalty.

It was a classic fall football evening.

In overtime possession after the tie, Jerome took home the win, but Wood River High School and Hailey garnered the evening’s real trophies: pride and optimism in what the future holds.

 

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