Heritage shows off school spirit in black and gold day

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Heritage students celebrated in the annual “Black and Gold” day theme Oct. 18, accompanied by Pep Rallies for both junior and senior night. After school, students returned to campus to cheer on the Patriot football team in their endeavor against ArchBishop McCarthy High School.

Students rep Heritage shirts and even added their own personal touch to it through decorations: gold necklaces, face paint, glittery skirts, etc. (Photos/Roma Agarwal, Camila Doerffler, Jaiden Bomar and Uma Hedge)

Teachers celebrate the last day of homecoming with their own shirts and jerseys. (Photos/Camila Doeffler, Jaiden Bomar and Alina Sukhovskaya)

Students show off their school pride by wearing black and gold as the week’s festivities begin to come to a close (Photos/Zoe Horwitz, Olivia Chung, Adiya Mukhitdinov, Roma Agarwal and Jaiden Bomar)

The Pep Rally was the finale to a spirited week on campus. The Patriot Band, Patriot Dancers, teachers and students brought the energy and excitement to the gym during period five for senior high and period seven for junior high (Photos/Alina Sukhovskaya and Jaiden Bomar)

Zoe Horwitz, a junior at American Heritage, returns to the Patriot Post for her third year as the Sports Editor and Assistant Editor-In-Chief. Besides reading and writing, she spends her time playing with her dog or tutoring younger students through Learn with Peers, a non-profit organization she helped found in 2020. During her freshman year, she co-founded FALIA (Food Allergy/Intolerance Awareness) at school, a club that advocates for those with food allergies. Zoe also plays lacrosse, as she plays for a club team and American Heritage girls varsity lacrosse team. Zoe is very excited to be contributing to the Patriot Post.