Homecoming
Homecoming is a week-long celebration of school spirit, usually held in October or early November.
Activities, which vary from year-to-year, are coordinated by the Student Government Association (SGA) and, in the past, have included:
- Spirit Days (Monday- Friday)
- Themed dress-up spirit days
- Examples include Sports & College Day, Wacky Weird Day, Green & Gold Day, etc.
- Class with most participation each day wins spirit stick
- Canned Food Drive
- Class with most donations receives spirit stick
- Individuals entered for a free ticket drawing
- Wall Decorations/Competition
- Each class assigned a wall or hallway and theme
- Designated time to decorate
- Judging based on several pre-determined criteria
- Class with best hallway wins spirit stick
- Homecoming Court Elections - Underclassmen
- Each underclass elects a knight and a maiden
- Elected students represent their graduating class during the week
- Homecoming Court Nominations - Seniors
- Six men and six women nominated for Homecoming Court
- Spirit Walk (Friday morning)
- Indoor parade begins before school
- Clubs/organizations walk around the main floor
- Pep Rally (Friday afternoon)
- Introduction of fall sports teams
- Performances by cheerleaders, poms, step team & NJROTC
- Presentation of Homecoming Court
- Hypefest (classes compete for the best cheer)
- Presentation of spirit stick winners
- Parade (Friday after-school)
- Outside, around the school perimeter
- All school organizations invited
- Cars decorated and judged for design, originality
- Football Game (Friday night)
- Homecoming Court introduced
- Senior King and Queen crowned
- Homecoming Dance (Saturday night)
- Students must purchase tickets
- Held in the gym
- Semi-formal dress code, no jeans or sweats
- Light snacks, coat check provided
For details about this year's Homecoming activities, be sure to contact the SGA sponsor.