SPIRIT WEEK, PARADE, PEP RALLY, SOCIALS, GAME DAY, DANCE
Homecoming is a celebration focused on honoring the past, embracing the present, and preparing for the future. Homecoming is a time for alumni to rediscover their Alma Mater, for students to realize the importance of our alumni, and for the community to get more involved with the school, new move-ins to get acquainted with the school that has shaped their city. This week-long celebration includes students, the community, family, the staff and alumni events.
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends are treated to a pride-filled series of events during Homecoming celebrations.
The public should be invited to attend the wide variety of athletic and entertainment events scheduled as well as to enjoy some of the traditional Homecoming activities.
Make your spirit week truly a teamwork event by working with your Student Council, Leaders Clubs, Music Directors, Chamber of Commerce, Philanthropic Organizations and PeeWee Rec Leagues.
Ideas:
SPIRIT SIGNS Throughout your campus hallways and buildings. Make it a class-vs-class contest!
MURAL PAINTING For the corridors and athletic field fencing.
ART EXHIBITS Show off the Art department's best works. Exhibit the displays in a cafeteria, promote it as an art exhibit during the campus tour.
WINDOW PAINTING Take advantage of a chance to participate in "legalized" graffiti and decorate a local store window your way! Not only does this event show Homecoming spirit, but it also decorates the community and helps the whole town celebrate. This Homecoming tradition takes place every year thanks to the many local businesses that donate their view! HINT: Only Tempera or water-based paint. Paint on the outside of windows only. You may be responsible for clean-up.
HOUSE DECORATING Parents, Staff, Booster Clubs - get the community involved.
YARD DECORATING Use old real estate sings, dowl rods & corrugated work great. Use shapes: pennant/flag, football, mascot outline, megaphones.... Ask your local printer to make them and sell them as fundraisers. What a way to greet your rivals as they drive into your town!
FLOATS The best class bonding you'll have. If you think you aren't creative, you can always clean up, serve food, help lift & hold during construction. Do follow the theme for the year or your mascot and colors. If you don't have handrails on your float, you may not be able to stand on it! The floats should be on display at your bonfire, game and week-end activities.
PEP RALLY Create three-minute acts to show your Homecoming spirit! Do anything from a lip synch, dance, stand-up comedy, or skit -- you name it! The cheerleaders get to show off their skill, creativity and pride here! Get your majorettes, dance teams, hip-hopppers, flag, pom and drill teams to get involved.
HOMECOMING SPIRIT CONCERT The Homecoming Spirit Concert can be played on local cable channels or radio stations and broadcast throughout all of spirit week and thru the weekend.
PARADE Invite your community businesses to build floats, Philanthropic Groups should be shown off here too - Lions, Eagles, Kiwanis, etc. Show off the alumni floats. The more bands the better - High School, pep bands, Jr high bands, Alumni Band. Make sure you have practiced the cheers that you can perform while marching or riding.
Decorate Cars, Have youth decorate a Bicycle , rollerblade, unicycles, PreSchool Wagon pull. Ask your youth rec leagues and peewee teams to participate. Winners can be announced during halftime of the Homecoming game.
BONFIRE This is the perfect setting for the Football Coach or Captain's rally Speech. More Bonfire ideas: serve hot chocolate and hot dogs. People will stay and the money is a fundraiser. Sell Football Mums with googly eyes to wear at tomorow's game. Booster Club/parent Club activiities, booths set up. Sell/Hand Out face tatoos, mini pompons, mini megs, spirit beads, game day buttons. Announce the Distinguished Alumni Awards for the year. Sing the Alma mater and your fight song together.
TAILGATE PARTY Food, fun, song, games, spirit, cheers!! Ask the Alumni Association to put up a tent.
HALF TIME Homecoming King & Queen Contest - Be Royalty for a Day …The Homecoming Court, comprised of (x number of) men and (x number) women, will participate in the Homecoming Parade, Pep Rally and halftime show of the Homecoming game. Students selected as semi-finalists will be notified by phone, and the King and Queen will be announced at the Pep Rally and crowned during halftime of the Homecoming football game.
Also: Alumni Marching Band joins in with Alma Mater Hall of Fame Inductees Selected/Awarded
Honor Society Introductions. Student Council Introductions.
SATURDAY DAY & SUNDAY - packed full of events and activities for all! Student organizations and athletes should all act as ambassadors and hosts where available:
Campus/Facilities Tours
Band Concerts
Basketball shoot-out
Spirit Skating Party
Alumni family BBQ for all community families
Orchestra Concerts
Alumni Awards Dinner
Annual Alumni Association Brunch and Golf
Ask your local coffee houses and restaurants to mark the Homecoming weekend by hosting "specials" on their menus.
HOMECOMINGS PAST & PRESENT
These Ohio school’s shared with us a little bit about their homecomings:
West High School (Columbus)
One full week of spirit activities for homecoming The students do a great job and show their pride in their school. Their decorated classrooms and hallways show it. Great job West High School!
Bishop Hartley High School (Columbus)
Alumni are a big part of the Homecoming activity. Socials, football and entertainment are all part of the weekend.
Orrville High School
Each day of Homecoming Week at school has a theme, the students Dress Up to match the theme.
Hamilton High School Band
Donned with show shirts for the band and band parents, they also have Happy Faces that are available for band supporters to hold up during our half-time show.
Warren Township High School
Homecoming pep rally, game and dance
Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent)
Traditional Homecoming Mum corsages are sold as a fundraiser.
Kenston High School (Bainbridge)
Each year the Kenston All Class Reunion is planned by the class hosting their 20 year reunion. All Kenston alumni are invited to come. An Open House of the new high school is being planned for Homecoming weekend. We hope to have a tour before the Homecoming football game.
Perry High School
All on Friday Pep rally in the afternoon, parade at 6:00
Game & Queen crowning 7:00 Dance on Saturday
Franklin Regional High School
Student Council sponsors the Homecoming Dance.
Girls will not be allowed to wear high heels in the new gym. Girls may bring flip flops or sandals to wear in the gym.
Homecoming Bonfire Thursday
Football Game Friday
Homecoming dance Saturday
Several Ohio schools use a new online voting system for their election of Homecoming King and Queen:
eduBallot is the first and only online voting solution and election system designed specifically for k-12 schools.
EduBallot provides elementary, middle and high schools with cost-effective, reliable online voting solutions for:
- Student Government elections
- Prom king and queen elections
- Homecoming elections
- Class officer elections
- Classroom votes
To learn more, call 800-868-3638 (ext. 531)
To see how the system works for them, contact: Orange High School Amherst Steele High School Roosevelt Middle School Strongsville High School Vinton County High School Meigs High School Medina High School
Homecoming Guide, Themes, pep Rallies & Dance
How To Plan Activities for Homecoming
Homecoming Dressup Day ideas from our friends ar dancecheer.net
Float ideas How to build a float - by Ashland University
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