This year, Homecoming brings many events to celebrate the 100th year of MCHS including a spirit week, football game, and a dance.
The theme for this year’s dance is “The Greatest Homecoming” or “Carnival” which will be from 7-10 p.m. on Oct. 12 at the Upper Campus. Tickets cost $20 each.
However, this year, a new company called Boom will help put on the dance, which according to Samantha Carlson, student council advisor and chemistry teacher here at MCHS, will have a better focus on the musical aspect for students’ overall enjoyment.
Sophia Stabenow, junior at MCHS who regularly attends Homecoming, displays her concerns regarding music at the dance this year.
“They weren’t actually taking the student recommendations,” says Stabenow. “I also noticed they were playing the same songs from previous years … so hopefully that’ll be different this year with the new company.”
With the 100th anniversary of the school this year, the Homecoming parade will kick off homecoming week with something new.
“The centennial anniversary changes the parade,” says Carlson. “We are turning the parade into a bigger event by having “Pack the Point”. At this event, there will be a rally/coronation, live music, and food trucks.”
Pack the Point will be on Sunday, October 6 following the Homecoming parade from 12-4 p.m. The event will start with DJ Rocco Z. 12-2:30 with the parade following at 12:30. Then the homecoming court coronation/rally will take place at 1:15 with live music such as 90’s alternative band “Forever Flannel” playing 2:30-4 with food trucks catering throughout the event.
The Homecoming spirit week will be the week of October 7-11 with days such as Color Wars, Twin Day, Warrior Wednesday, White Lies, and Camo Out to celebrate the Homecoming football game with varsity on Oct. 11 and Powderpuff on Oct. 9.
The Homecoming varsity football game will be on Friday October 11 with the kickoff at 7 p.m. The game will be against the Crystal Lake South Gators making the theme Camo Out which is the same theme as it was 2 years ago.
This year, all the Homecoming spirit days are the same as it was 2 years ago. Stabenow says looking online could be a solution for the school to attempt to increase school spirit in the students’ participation.
“I think that looking online for ideas that other schools are doing is a good idea,” says Stabenow. “They don’t necessarily have to do things that they’ve done in previous years. Even though we’re going against Crystal Lake South again, which is gator hunting, they don’t have to do camo, because we did that recently. But since it’s the 100th year, I hope Homecoming will be even better than previous years.”