The judges for the 2023-24 Cowhide Door Contest were Alexa Barba-Tepper, Aubrey Buchanan, Ferb, and Marty. The contest consisted of five categories: Best All Around, Best Representation of Department, Best Pop Culture Reference, Nightmare at the Door, and True to the Hide.
By Megan Yang
On Friday, October 27, 2023, the judges announced the winners of the annual Cowhide Door Decoration Contest.
Each second period class plans and decorates their classroom door to celebrate Cowhide Week. A group of judges then choose the doors that fit into a few categories.
This year’s judges were Assistant Principal Alexa Barba-Tepper, Aubrey Buchanan, Ferb, and Marty.
Courtesy of Martino
There were five categories this year, Best All Around, Best Representation of Department, Best Pop Culture Reference, Nightmare at the Door, and True to the Hide.
The winners are as follows:
Best All Around: Brianne Martino (Math 2)
Best Representation of Department: Xicotenati Rojas (Biology)
Best Pop Culture: Nicole Vieira (AP English Literature)
Nightmare At The Door: Ambar Rodriguez (World History)
True To The ‘Hide: Samantha Stuller (Biology)
Aubrey Buchanan, Redwood Counselor, says, “The doors we chose were either just like super creative, they represented Redwood, or they just like really caught our eye.”
When deciding on the doors, the judges looked for creativity and effort.
Courtesy of Vieira
Buchanan says, “I love judging. I love Redwood, and it’s just so much fun to see all the hard work that the teachers and the students put into the door, so I hope I get to be a judge every year.”
Ferb, Redwood Campus Supervisor, says, “Make sure teachers that you guys, every year, decorate your door; it’s a great tradition. Second period [classes] gets involved, and it’s just an overall [boost of] morale of every high school.”
This was Ferb’s second year as a judge. He says, “I would love to do it year after year.”
Marty, Redwood Campus Supervisor, says, “Not all judges agreed on everything. We all had our different opinions, but we kind of just had a compromise.”
This was Marty’s first time being a judge for the Cowhide door contest. “It was cool,” he says, “I wouldn’t mind doing it again.”
“It was fun to see all the different designs… [and] creativity that was involved, and I really enjoyed the experience,” says Marty.
Not pictured: Rodriguez, Rojas, and Stuller.
Megan Yang
Megan Yang ('24) is in her 4th year of Journalism. She is a writer and editor for the News section and enjoys writing for the Redwood Gigantea.
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