The Homecoming Hype

With the beginning of the school year came the events that make up homecoming and a surge of pride and support for the Homer Trojans. Each year, the week leading up to the football game is spirit week; themes for each day of the week contribute to the sense of unity and satisfaction students feel. The events encompassing homecoming also include a pep rally the day before the game, a parade an hour prior to kickoff, and a dance immediately after the game.

This year, Homer played the Skaneateles Lakers on October 2nd at seven o’clock. In preparation, banners were made for the parade, activities were organized for the pep rally, and many people worked very hard this year to make homecoming a success. Spirit Week happened from September 28th to October 2nd and students participated tremendously in order to raise school spirit for the big game. Monday was tie dye day, Tuesday was twin day, Wednesday was rockin’ sock day, Thursday was america day, and Friday was bleed blue day. The pep rally was on on Thursday, October first from seven to nine at night. It had a DJ, plenty of food, and a kickball game. The class with the highest attendance, the senior class, received one-hundred dollars for their class and one-hundred dollars for a charity of their choice. This year, the theme for the banners, which made an appearance in the parade and during halftime at the game, was greek mythology. In each grade, members of student council chose a mythical creature and gathered as many people as possible from their class in order to create the best banner they could. This year, the junior class won the banner contest with their creation depicting Poseidon. Overall, homecoming for 2015 was a huge success.