Homecoming season is in full swing this week. The homecoming dance is Nov. 1, and the entire week of fun events and dress up days kick off the excitement and school spirit for the dance. The homecoming game is on Oct. 31, a spooky evening for a guaranteed win.
“For softball, we dressed up as Care Bears,” junior Gabriella Flores said. “At the parade, the best part was winning the best float.”
The homecoming parade was on Sunday, Oct. 26 at Founders Park. Each team, sport, and organization dressed up and celebrated the kickoff of homecoming week. Despite the cold chill and puddles, the school showed up with school spirit and fun. The evening ended with the homecoming queen, king, princesses and princes being crowned as royalty in the Wylie Stadium.
“When I won homecoming queen, it was really shocking because you never know who would win,” senior Mindi Tran. “The best part was winning with my friend Rukewe.”
The entire homecoming week is abundant with fun and creative dress up days for the students to showcase their creativity and excitement for the dance. On Monday, Oct. 27, an inevitable favorite theme occurred: pajama day.
“I chose my pajama day outfit because my friend and I thought it would be funny for Christmas,” junior Anika Tonn said.
A Texas tradition every year is to make mums for homecoming. Mums are large, decorative corsages, originating from a tradition adopted and amplified in Texas. Most students buy them or make them themselves, and they can be kept as keepsakes for years after.
“The most special thing about my senior mum is definitely the pictures of me and my boyfriend because we are long distance,” senior Shania Samuel said. “It gives me a feeling that he is here with me even though he’s in Europe.”
The homecoming pep rally takes place on Oct. 31, where all the students and organizations will celebrate the season. The pep rally gets students excited and hyped for the game and for the dance.
“I like being on the floor at pep rallies, taking photos for yearbook, because it’s more fun than the stands,” senior Zoey Lebron said. “I like being where the action is and seeing it all up close.”
