The Manor School float, featuring Fantasy films to represent the Fall Weekend float theme of Movie Genres, approaches the four corners in the village of Honeoye Falls during the Fall Weekend parade. Photo by Donna MacKenzie
Fall Weekend at Honeoye Falls-Lima was filled with sunshine and lots of smiles, on and off the playing fields.
A highlight of the Fall Weekend was the parade on September 24. The theme of Fall Weekend floats was Movie Genres. Led by the New York State Police and the American Legion Post #664, the first responders from Lima Ambulance were recognized along with the Masonic Lodge. The members of the HF-L Board of Education followed them.
The Alumni Hall of Fame inductees were next in line with Wally Anderson’s brother representing Mr. Anderson. Then came Karen Krupp Tremer, Deborah Gonyea Smith, Dana Lougher Doyle and Mike Battle. The first floats of the parade were by Mendon Child Care, which represented the Adventure films, and Great Expectations with children’s films. Then it was Mendon Public Library and local Girl Scout troop members as well as youth football players, youth cheerleaders and youth wrestlers and HF-L teachers.
Linda Anderson, wife of HF-L Alumni Hall of Fame inductee Wally Anderson, listens as Muffy Meisenzahl (right) tells those in attendance at the induction ceremony a bit about Mr. Anderson who passed away last year. Photo by Donna MacKenzie
The first of the HF-L school building floats was from Lima Primary, which showcased the Toy Story films. Manor School’s float featured Fantasy films. The Middle School float, which represented Thriller films, was preceded by the Middle School Marching Band. The freshmen float showcased Documentaries. The sophomore float took Sci-Fi films as its theme. The junior class float featured Westerns as its genre. The High School Marching Band was in between the junior class float and the senior class float. The senior class float represented the Horror film genre.
Judges for the float contest were retired Middle School Principals Garce Reed and Shawn Williams and retired Manor School Principal Jeanine Lupisella. In Pre-K through 8th grade category, the Mendon Child Care float received the Creativity Award. The Lima Primary float was awarded the Spirit Award. The Middle School float received the Workmanship Award. The Manor School float was the Overall winner in the category. In the high school category, the senior float received third place, the freshmen float second place, the sophomore float first place and the junior float took home the Grand Prize.
The HF-L High School Select Choir performs Pure Imagination as the song for Alumni Hall of Fame inductee Mike Battle. Photo by Donna MacKenzie
The Freshmen Spirit Duo were Shaye Angelo and Cal Grasley. Amelia Somers and Gerry Lonthair were the Sophomore Spirit Duo. Jubei Kettavong and Miles Stover were the Junior Spirit Duo. The Senior Spirit Duo were Erika Lein and Ben Haefner. The HF-L Spirit Duo were Marlee Green and Nolan Smith.
The HF-L Alumni Hall of Fame welcomed its five newest members in an induction ceremony that ended Fall Weekend festivities. The HF-L Select Choir presented a song specially selected for that inductee that represented their life in some way. Linda Anderson represented her late husband, Wally, from the Honeoye Falls Class of 1963. The HF-L Select Choir sang “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”. Karen Krupp Tremer, Lima Class of 1969, was the second inductee and the Select Choir sang “Safe Place”. Deborah Gonyea Smith, Honeoye Falls-Lima Class of 1973, was the third inductee and the Select Choir sang “Seize the Day” from the musical Newsies. Dana Lougher Doyle, Honeoye Falls-Lima Class of 1991, was the fourth inductee and the Select Choir sang “The Greatest Love of All”. Mike Battle, HF-L Class of 1996, was the final inductee and the Select Choir sang “Pure Imagination”.
