Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District
It started with a parade, it ended with a football game, and throughout it all there was lots of spirit. Massapequa High School’s homecoming celebration on Oct. 8 was lively as students, staff and community members came together to celebrate ’Pequa Pride.
The Massapequa High School marching band performed its 2022 show based on music from the “Halloween” movies.
The parade began near Massapequa Park Village Hall, and spectators lined Park Boulevard as marchers made their way south to the high school. A military color guard led the parade, which also included board of education trustees and administrators, the high school marching band, cheerleaders, kickline team and students from the classes of 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 with their handmade, movie-themed banners.
The senior class showcased its movie-themed banner in the homecoming parade.
Steadily, the bleachers filled up in anticipation of the football game, featuring the Massapequa Chiefs against the Oceanside Sailors. Senior Day festivities took place beforehand, as 12th grade members of the football, cheerleading and kickline times were honored at midfield with their parents.
The Chiefs took the field for their afternoon matchup against the Oceanside Sailors.
As game time approached, the Massapequa Mustangs youth football team charged onto the field, with the Chiefs varsity field following right behind them under a blue and gold balloon arch. Once they were lined up on the home side of the field, junior Cooper Arbisi sang the national anthem, and students from the American Sign Language program at the high school signed along.
High school Principal Barbara Lowell, left, and Ames Campus Principal Tania Willman, second from left, congratulated students in the class courts and senior royalty.
The Chief Nation section was thunderous throughout the game, with students in their Massapequa gear cheering on their Chiefs, leading chants like “Let’s Go Pe-Qua” and banging their inflatable thundersticks.
The cheerleaders put on a spirited performance at halftime.
Halftime festivities featured the marching band show, with music based on the “Halloween movies.” The musicians were accompanied by the Color Guard in a dynamic show that drew lots of cheers when they wrapped up with Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” That was followed by well-choreographed performances from the cheerleaders and Chiefettes kickline team.
Cooper Arbisi sang the “Star-Spangled Banner” before the start of the game.
Also during halftime, Principal Barbara Lowell and Ames Campus Principal Tania Willman introduced the class courts and senior homecoming royalty. Students voted on classmates they considered the best representatives of their class, their school and the Massapequa community. The class courts featured freshmen Nicholas Brennan and Kyra Florio-Marinello, sophomores Gabriel Gomez, Mark Powell and Domenica Rasi, and juniors Ashlee Kazan, Robbie Morana Jessica Popowich. The senior class royalty was Brendan Alyward, Amelia Caselnova, Leonard Li, Madison Lowery and Zachary Russo.
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