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Annual bonfire prepares residents for Battle of 224
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.The Canfield High School Cardinal Pride Drumline performs at the Canfield Local School District’s annual Community Bonfire on Oct. 29.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Sophomore members of the Canfield High School football team were introduced at the Canfield Local School District’s annual Community Bonfire on Oct. 29.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Canfield High School students rallied around the bonfire as a wooden Poland bulldog topped the fire during the Canfield Local School District’s annual Community Bonfire on Oct. 29.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.The Canfield High School football team’s four senior captains thanked the students and the community for all their support this season at the Canfield Local School District’s annual Community Bonfire on Oct. 29.
By ABBY SLANKER
In order to get students, faculty and the Canfield community fired up before the Canfield High School football team played their arch-rivals, the Poland Bulldogs, the Canfield Local School District hosted its annual Community Bonfire Oct. 29.
To pump up the crowd for the Battle of 224, each grade level of football players was recognized and introduced individually to the large, cheering crowd. Each cheerleading squad was also introduced and fired up the crowd with a cheer and a dance.
The Canfield High School Cardinal Pride Drumline performed and brought the crowd to a deafening level of cheers.
After the senior football players were introduced, the four senior team captains said a few words and thanked the students and the community for all their support this season and promised to bring home a win from Poland. The captains then did a senior pumpkin smash, much to the delight of the crowd.
Volunteers were then asked to participate in a hot dog eating contest, with several students trying their best to beat the previous record.
As a show of true school spirit, before the bonfire was lit, the students came together and sang the Canfield High School alma mater.
The evening culminated as the bonfire was lit and the students moved to the bonfire area and cheered and chanted as a wooden bulldog was added to the top of the fire, and quickly went up in flames.