Cue that infamous Queen song.

After three years of being the cellar dwellers of CHS homecoming, the class of 2010 finally came through.

A so-called “friendly competition,” homecoming has more in common with a frantic sprint than a calm game of cards.

Points were awarded to the classes for finishes in the powder-puff game, the log presentation, the penny war and the can tab collection. The majority of points, however, are awarded for the commons decorations, the float design and the bonfire games.

The winning class is awarded the coveted Golden Greyhound.

Challenging the seniors throughout the week were the sophomores, who finished just 32 points back in second place.

Pre-homecoming, the general feeling was that this was the year the seniors would lose. However, the senior class officers felt differently.

For the previous three years, the class of 2010 finished in last place twice and third place once. The class, notoriously low on school spirit, had a bleak outlook before the events started.

“Other class officers guaranteed we would lose,” senior class president Emil Thyssen said. “But I wasn’t going to let that happen. Even without those comments, the four of us were going to work as hard as possible to show our class what we could really do.”

Thyssen and the other senior officers said they were worried about the possibility of losing to the sophomores even before the events began.

“[The sophomores] definitely went in to win, and we did everything with the mindset of winning,” sophomore class president Drake Pinkston said. “And it showed.”

The sophomores’ commons decorations rivaled those of the seniors, and the sophomore float was declared the best.

While homecoming typically has been a senior-dominated event, the senior officers knew something different had to be done this year to inspire the class.

“We really wanted to make homecoming more of a democratic process,” Thyssen said. “So I think it is really appropriate and fair to have four representatives willing to have others involved. People will be able to look back at this week and know they were involved.”

The senior officers prioritized bringing more spirit to their class. Over 50 people ended up decorating the seniors’ commons, which included the “secret weapon” Batman moonbounce.

“Even though some of the class officers are now in some major debt, I’m still really glad we got the moonbounce,” Thyssen said. “Having the first ever interative commons is something I want this class to be remembered for.”

It was clear that this year the classes as a whole were much more involved.

“Last year, I felt that events were geared towards specific groups of people and not inclusive of people outside those groups,” Pinkston said. “When we did our homecoming decorations [this year], I was glad to see people working beyond their group of close friends.”

The juniors and freshman finished third and fourth, respectively, but were far behind the other two classes.

With such a gap between the sophomores and juniors this year, next year’s seniors will go in as underdogs.

“Maybe next year the other classes can pull something together,” Pinkston said. “But regardless of what they come up with we will dominate.”