Senior Phoebe Mullen eats a chocolate glazed donut at the annual senior tailgate. For the tailgate, senior students volunteered to bring various breakfast snacks including bagels, chocolate milk, fruit, orange juice, donuts, coffee and more.

Seniors Christina Peters and Maya Bair socialize and eat breakfast pastries at the tailgate. Every year, the tailgate is planned and organized by the senior class stuco members.

Seniors Maddy Anstoetter, Ava-Grace Vermillion, Kyleigh Smith and Olivia Townsend pose in their pink senior polos for a group picture at the tailgate. The special senior polo is a school tradition where students are able to vote for an alternative color uniform shirt exclusive to the senior class.

Senior Emily Rine playfully nibbles on pineapples in the south parking lot at the senior tailgate. This year, with the new later 8:45a.m. start, the tailgate began at 7:30a.m., earlier than previous years.

Seniors Kyleigh Smith, Emily Rine and Sophia Angrisano pose for a photo alongside their milk and orange juice. At the tailgate, options for beverages were a wide variety. From juice boxes, milk, coffee, apple juice and orange juice seniors had many choices to choose from.

Senior Helen Willis bites into her large-sized Panera bagel while at the senior tailgate in the south parking lot Aug. 19.

In celebration of senior year, seniors Erika Sesler, Ava-Grace Vermillion and Olivia Townsend showcase their dance team moves with their fierce high kicks.

While at the annual senior tailgate, senior Helen Willis partook in a mini-makeover as classmate senior Lauren Mead assisted in braiding Willis’ hair.

As the senior joy erupted throughout the parking lot, seniors Brie Bowes, Bridget Schumm, Peyton Wiewel, Anna Breckenridge, Erika Sesler and Allie Dierks took the moment as an opportunity to capture this excitement with a photo.

Senior Barbara Mae King shows off her morning yawn to senior Anna Breckenridge.

Seniors Brie Bowes, Bridget Schumm and Peyton Wiewel chat in laughter in the south parking lot at the senior tailgate before school.

As “Mi Gente” sounds throughout the senior parking lot, seniors Olivia Townsend and Ava-Grace Vermillion dance along.

Senior Claire Maguire pastes her bagel with cream cheese at the annual senior tailgate Aug. 19.