BYU-Idaho Scroll

SPIRIT WEEK | UPDATED OCTOBER 18

SCOTT GULLEDGE / Scroll

BYU-Idaho Spirit Week: a recap of events

KATE COSTELLO / Scroll Food Festival / Showcase	SCOTT GULLEDGE / Scroll Miss BYU-I Pageant
Megan Miller MIL04034@BYUI.EDU scroll staff	Susan Coss COS03002@BYUI.EDU scroll staff
The Cultural Heritage Association provided authentic foreign dishes and displays of talents from all over the world last Friday at a food festival and showcase. Each of the 16 cultural associations brought a selection of food from their countries, which were spread out over four tables. Twelve associations performed a variety of native talents that included everything from an Irish storyteller to Brazilian marshal arts. Angel Viveros, a junior from Leon, Mexico, was one of the people in charge of the food festival. “We’re very happy,” Viveros said. “I think the combination of the food festival and the showcase really worked well.”	Clenched hands and wishful faces tightened as the judges came from behind the curtain to announce this year’s Miss BYU-Idaho. Brittany Warren, a junior from Aberdeen, Idaho, was crowned pageant winner Thursday night. Hailey King, a sophomore from Sugar City, Idaho, took first runner-up; Tiffany Hansen, a senior from Lakeville, Minn., took second runner-up; and Emily McKeen a junior from Milton, Wash., received the Spirit of Ricks Award. The judges looked for “a girl that represents BYU-Idaho, that stands for purity, femininity, wholesome[ness] and happ[iness],” said Bryce Owen, a pageant judge and a married students coordinator.
RACHEAL ALVSTAD / Scroll Spirit Week Luncheon	SCOTT GULLEDGE / Scroll Spirit Week Formal
Allison Walker WAL04015@BYUI.EDU campus asst. editor	Karen Shinn SHI04001@BYUI.EDU scroll staff
The sweet melodies of prelude music floated through the air as students, faculty, alumni and former employees found their seats at the Spirit Week Luncheon last Friday. About halfway through the meal, President Clark rose to begin his address. He gave opening remarks and then opened the time to questions from the audience. “Everyday is a great day at BYU-Idaho,” President Clark said as he began to introduce the four-part mission of the school. “I liked getting personal feedback from him and I think he will do a wonderful job,” said Derrick Sudweeks, a freshman from Camano Island, Wash.	There were stars in the eyes of some BYU-Idaho students as they danced the night away at the Spirit Week Formal. Friday, Oct. 14, was the night of the Spirit Week Formal. The theme of the dance was “A Knight to Remember.” Having a big band orchestra at the dance was exciting for some students. “The big band gives people the opportunity to dance styles that are not so common anymore,” said Chris Morales, a senior from Glendale, Calif. Ellen Tew, a freshman from Sugar City, Idaho, said she was impressed with the quality of the music. She said she felt it made the dance more magical.