My first Homecoming is one I will never forget. The entire student body decked out in spirit, the band playing down the halls, and hearing the first swing of a sledgehammer slam into a purple car with “Sabino” spray-painted across the side. Four years later, and the Car Bash is still something I look forward to seeing during lunchtime on Homecoming day.

Last Friday, Sahuaro’s auto teacher, Mr. Ramsey, carried on our school’s Car Bash Homecoming ritual for the 12th year in a row.  Our Skills USA Auto Club acquired this year’s “Cholla” car through donation from a member of our community and will be using the money raised for competitions across the state, charging $1 for 3 hits. This year the club is proud to have raised over $100 to put towards their competitions and new car parts.

Mr. Ramsey reveals that his students put at least thirty hours of work into deconstructing this year’s car and getting it ready for Homecoming day; this includes removing the car’s windows, fluids, and gas tank. “They gain experience above what you can see in a classroom,” Mr. Ramsey says. Auto Club is also able to create another fundraiser with the smashed up cars by selling the scraps to junkyards after taking anything they can off the cars for models or parts for other projects.

A big shout out goes to our Auto Club and Mr. Ramsey for all the hard work they always put into our Homecoming tradition, “We appreciate the students who participate and take part in our tradition.”