Redwood Alumni Yvette Jaurrieta ‘16 and Savannah Torres ‘23 share the history of the ASB president tradition to wear cow overalls during Cowhide.
By: Mia Angulo
Cowhide brings people together and memories from this tradition last through generations. One of Redwood’s longest-lasting Cowhide traditions is known as the “Cowhide overalls”.
Every year the ASB president is given the opportunity to wear cow overalls to the biggest rival game known as Cowhide. Former ASB president Yvette Jaurrieta ’16 was given the chance to experience the tradition.
The overalls have gone through many different presidents and were styled differently by each one of them.
Jaurrieta says, “It reminded me of the traveling pants movie. I still find it fascinating that the overalls always fit the new president and we have always been different sizes. I think it is part of the magic of the overalls.”
When given the overalls the ASB student President has the opportunity to add their own touches and style. They are able to wear the overalls in their own way that is unique to them.
“For the school day and rally I wore them with my superfan shirt, one of the shoulders down, I rolled the bottoms, white high top converse, and a custom-made cow print bow in my hair. I wore the same thing for the game, but I changed into that year’s cowhide t-shirt,“ says Jaurrieta.
Redwood’s 22-23 ASB president, Savannah Torres ‘23, plans to keep the tradition alive in her own way.
Torres says, “I’m excited to wear them on Friday. I plan to wear one shoulder off, I have really long legs and they’re kinda on the shorter side so I might switch it up a bit and roll them up.”
When each ASB president gets the opportunity to wear the cowhide overalls it is seen as a big honor. “It reminded me of all the ASB presidents that came before me and the hard work they had put in and the privilege I had to not only go to the best school around but also to be a leader at Redwood,“ says Jaurrieta
Torres adds, “ I think that it’s really cool that this tradition has been kept alive for so long, so I’m really excited for it to be my turn to carry it out.”
Mia Angulo
Mia Angulo, ‘24, is in her fourth year of writing and her third year as an editor for the Redwood Gigantea. Mia is a member of the Redwood Law and Justice Academy, Hip Hop and Yoga Club. Mia is passionate about dance and writing and hopes to continue to do both in the future.
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