As students await the game, which will feature the BC Renegades against the Los Angeles Valley Monarchs, some of them observed or participated in the weeklong events that were held courtesy of the Associated Students of Bakersfield College.
Yvonne Palacios was excited to win third place in Tuesday’s scavenger hunt.
Palacios’ prize was a $5 gift certificate from Dewar’s Ice Cream parlor.
“Because I’ve been at BC for a while, I knew some places that would have (what I needed) and some places that wouldn’t, but it was a lot of fun and now I get to go eat ice cream.”
Eighteen events were held during the week, including a mashed potato castle building contest.
Laurel Higuera from M.E.Ch.A. came to watch and support her club, whose King and Queen nominees were competing in the contest.
Other events included tricycle jousting, a balloon toss, potato sack races and a prize grab, in which students dove into dirty water and searched for any prizes they could find.
Thursday’s scheduled dating game and auction, in which dates with BC athletes were to be auctioned off, was also canceled because not enough of the athletes could participate, Bench said.
Elections for Homecoming King and Queen were held Wednesday and Thursday in the Campus Center.
Dozens of students turned out to place their votes, including BC student Carlina Sanchez.
“I didn’t think I was going to vote, but I decided to when my friends came to vote,” she said. “It’s really good to see the ballot box full. That means the election should be interesting.”
King and Queen nominees Jacob Hinojosa and Lorraine Quijada didn’t expect to be in the running.
In addition to Hinojosa and Quijada, the five other nominated couples include Hector Leonzo and Vanessa Renteria from M.E.Ch.A, Rudy Galicia and Diana Trigo from the Business Club, Jacob Turner and Griselle Gonzales from the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Scott Perryman and Cherie Orton from the Latter-day Saints Student Association and Paul Salie and Lauren Beckman from the Pre-Med Club.