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The staff took first place in the air guitar competition last Thursday, with a skit that combined music, dancing, and parodying of HRVHS students. The overriding theme was HRVHS as a safe space for students — ending with a banner reading “We are Family / Somos Familia.”

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This year’s air guitar judges were Hood River County School District Board Member Chrissy Reitz and retired HRV teachers Mary Ann Hay and Keith Bassham.

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Juniors came in second in this year’s competition with a Sponge Bob Square Pants skit. Above, Kelsey Stewart plays the clarinet in an attempt to thwart Plankton’s efforts to steal the Crabby Patty recipe.

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The freshman class came in fourth place with their “The Last Air Bender,” dancing to songs representing water, earth, fire and wind.

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Sophomores came in last place this year, but their skit involved students “dancing through the ages,” from the 1970s to the present day. Pictured are students representing the 1980s.

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King Lajames Wilson and Queen Patty Orozco are all smiles after halftime coronation.