KILLEEN, Texas — Chaparral high school kicked off their inaugural homecoming with their very first pep rally.
Students shuffled in to the new gymnasium as the band played, cheerleaders tumbled, and others danced.
With excitement in the air and mums of every size dangling from students and teachers chests, "Blue," the mascot for Chaparral waved his flag, signaling the beginning of their first pep rally.
Cheerleaders at the new school shared what they were looking forward to at the first homecoming dance Friday night.
Principal Gina Brown spoke to Texas Today about how the start of a new school year in the new building has been.