Feature image courtesy of Ciera Alvarez
By Micah Stipech
“It’s giving other students a chance to still be up there, representing Redwood; compared to just having Homecoming… it’s giving students another chance to be out there still and represent their school.”
Photo by Ciera Alvarez
That was Brielle Alvarez, ’22; she’s a Mrs. Ranger nominee and the ASB president. She has leadership three periods a day.
Tradition is important to Redwood; it brings us all a little closer- makes us one. We’re not Rangers without Ranger traditions. Now, Mr. Ranger elections are featuring a Mrs. Ranger, an equitable change (as Alvarez puts it) that is allowing the female students to represent Redwood one last time before graduation.
“I think that with the times progressing, and everything that’s going on in our world right now, we’re just trying to be more inclusive of all people,” says Jackson Ford, ’22.
Mr. Ranger nominees are welcoming the tradition change with open arms. Aiden Kempf, ’22, nominated by Yearbook, states “I just think it’s really good to have a Mrs. Ranger; it kind of adds some spice to the games, allows us to have more participants.”
This change originally came about after last year’s Homecoming queen elections. After a male student won those elections, ASB decided to add a Homecoming king, according to Alvarez.
“We decided to add a Homecoming king just to make it a little different, make it more equitable- and then making sure it stays equitable by adding a Mrs. Ranger.”
“I think this change came about because they wanted more opportunities for seniors to be recognized,” says Rebekah Cantelmi, ’25. “I think this tradition is important because it represents our school and what it is to be a Ranger.”
“I feel really good about [being nominated],” reminisces Kempf, discussing upholding this tradition. “I’m thankful that people voted for me.”
Mrs. Ranger is here; female students now get the opportunity to uphold this tradition, having a great chance at the end of the year to show the younger students what Redwood is about.
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