MCHS’s Homecoming week starts Monday, and the celebration includes many events such as the parade, spirit week, football game and dance.
Homecoming week is an exciting time for students, staff and alumni as it brings together the community every year for a bunch of fun celebrations. The 101st Homecoming week will kick off with the annual Homecoming parade and end with the beloved Homecoming dance.
The week will also include spirit days for students and staff with Monday being Sea of Blue and Tuesday will be STARfish Day where you dress like your favorite celebrity.
Wednesday will be School of Fish where you dress as a group with a group. Thursday will be Neon Reef and, finally, Tacky Tourist Day on Friday to close out the week.
The Homecoming festivities start on Sunday with the parade that will start at noon on Green Street and Miller Point.
On Wednesday, the Powderpuff game will take place at McCracken Field at 6 p.m. This is also when all guest forms will be due for the dance in the main office with no exceptions.
Friday is the Homecoming football game against Central High School at McCracken Field where the theme will be Under the Sea.
Saturday will be the, “A Night Beneath the Waves,” Homecoming dance at Upper Campus from 7 to 10 p.m. Ticket sales will end at noon with no exceptions.
Homecoming is an important event for the community and is entirely planned by MCHS Student Council.
This is no small task as according to John Aubert, StuCo Advisor and English Instructor here at MCHS, as planning starts as early as July.
“Student Council started meeting back in late-July and meets twice a week every week,” says Aubert. “We usually start planning for the events super early in the year just because there is so much that goes into planning something like Homecoming.”
Andy Almaras, junior and StuCo president at MCHS, wanted to make sure the week turned out special.
“Homecoming to me is a special time of the year,” says Almaras. “It holds the dearest of memories for everyone. It brings out the creativeness and spirit within the school body and the community. Seeing people come to school with excitement as they count down the events… makes the council and I feel like we are doing right by the students.”
The Student Council really challenged themselves this year when planning Homecoming week.
Almaras as a leader wanted the theme especially to really stand out this year, but is prepared for any feedback. The goal is to do what is best for the students.
“A big challenge is how the students are going to react to the theme,” says Almaras. “A big part of becoming a leader is making big decisions and being able to face obstacles/feedback that come with it.”
“STUCO wanted to do a theme that we haven’t done before,” says Aubert. “Our team wanted something new, creative, and exciting and stray away from things our students were familiar with.”
Almaras describes having very ambitious ideas for the dance this year, and hopes to see the number of students attend surpass previous years.
Aubert says there will be a surprise at the dance this year, but is keeping it confidential for now. He is proud of his Student Council and hopes to see their work pay off.
“I get excited to see students enjoying time at school, celebrating others and our history/culture as a school,” says Aubert. “I firmly believe that the more you involve yourself with activities, the more you’ll enjoy school. The kids have put in an insane amount of time and work into Homecoming this year, so I think it will pay off.”
Almaras looks forward to what the students will do with the momentous occasion that is Homecoming.
“I look forward to seeing more participation throughout the spirit week,” says Almaras. “I know I’m going all out.”
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story mis-stated that the theme for the Homecoming football game. We regret this error and it has been corrected.