PCCERS GET DOWN AT THE HOE-DOWN
by the PCC Journalism Staff
“There’s a snake in my croc!” PCC lined up last night for its second dance of the summer, the PCC Hoe-Down! This dance celebrates the wild west: students dressed as country farmers and barnyard animals, sheriffs and deputies, rootin’-tootin’ cowboys and cowgirls, and even cacti and tumbleweeds. These PCC “pardners” skirted into Alumni Hall to watch the PCC Players perform their own “Grand Ole Oprey” on the Alumni Stage.
Mr. Leonard made his return appearance as MC, sharing stories of Randy Beeman to open the evening. The first skit starred Mr. LaPointe as an arcade player dueling with a robot cowboy played by Mr. Rego. Each round of the game got more expensive as “Rapid Fire Rego” would cheat and outdraw an increasingly agitated Mr. LaPointe. This was followed by the classic “Waiting Room” sketch in which Mr. Lewis plays patient zero in the waiting room who contracts every illness that walks through the door. When Ms. Coburn waddled into the waiting room visibly pregnant, Mr. Lewis bolted from the room before he “caught” what she had. The third skit of the night was the legendary “Is It Time Yet?” which has to be seen to be believed. The Players closed out the sketch portion of the evening with a countrified Cake Skit.
Then it was time for the weekly Game Shows. Keeping with the theme of the week, the games all had a country and western theme. Lassoing, corn-shucking, and a pony race pit student against student and proctor against proctor for some good old fashioned yee-haw! fun. Then Mr. Papasodero announced the winners of the costume contest, with Josie Cline winning for the students and Mr. Leonard taking home the Proctor prize.
Once they swept up the corn husks and put the ponies back in the corral, it was time to kick off the Hoe-Down. The magic of PCC was evident as the music this week brought everyone together for such songs as “Country Road,” “Timber,” and “Mr. Brightside.” The dance closed with many of the classic PCC golden oldies, including “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” As the evening drew to a conclusion, all the buckaroos saddled up and mosied on back to the dorms for a quiet night on the prairie.
“There’s a snake in my croc!” PCC lined up last night for its second dance of the summer, the PCC Hoe-Down! This dance celebrates the wild west: students dressed as country farmers and barnyard animals, sheriffs and deputies, rootin’-tootin’ cowboys and cowgirls, and even cacti and tumbleweeds. These PCC “pardners” skirted into Alumni Hall to watch the PCC Players perform their own “Grand Ole Oprey” on the Alumni Stage.
Mr. Leonard made his return appearance as MC, sharing stories of Randy Beeman to open the evening. The first skit starred Mr. LaPointe as an arcade player dueling with a robot cowboy played by Mr. Rego. Each round of the game got more expensive as “Rapid Fire Rego” would cheat and outdraw an increasingly agitated Mr. LaPointe. This was followed by the classic “Waiting Room” sketch in which Mr. Lewis plays patient zero in the waiting room who contracts every illness that walks through the door. When Ms. Coburn waddled into the waiting room visibly pregnant, Mr. Lewis bolted from the room before he “caught” what she had. The third skit of the night was the legendary “Is It Time Yet?” which has to be seen to be believed. The Players closed out the sketch portion of the evening with a countrified Cake Skit.
Then it was time for the weekly Game Shows. Keeping with the theme of the week, the games all had a country and western theme. Lassoing, corn-shucking, and a pony race pit student against student and proctor against proctor for some good old fashioned yee-haw! fun. Then Mr. Papasodero announced the winners of the costume contest, with Josie Cline winning for the students and Mr. Leonard taking home the Proctor prize.
Once they swept up the corn husks and put the ponies back in the corral, it was time to kick off the Hoe-Down. The magic of PCC was evident as the music this week brought everyone together for such songs as “Country Road,” “Timber,” and “Mr. Brightside.” The dance closed with many of the classic PCC golden oldies, including “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” As the evening drew to a conclusion, all the buckaroos saddled up and mosied on back to the dorms for a quiet night on the prairie.
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