In the midst of pageant mania, sophomore Mary Hierholzer, left, and junior Mary Reynolds use their mouth muscles to wrangle powdered sugar donuts off their swinging strings at the princess pageant, Oct. 13.

Despite the challenge’s trickiness, the game was a welcome surprise to the candidates expecting a disgusting and mysterious concoction. However, not all avoided the gross-out factor, as the donut challenge was followed with “musical sardines.”

For more information about homecoming, read the Oct. 13 article, Pageant highlights princess rivalry.