RCHS plans homecoming activities

October 21, 2015 Editor featured

by Angie Asam–Staff Writer

Students at Rogers City High School are celebrating spirit week gearing up for homecoming festivities this Friday and Saturday.

MEMBERS OF the 2015 Rogers City High School fall homecoming court are front from left seniors Kelly Ellenberger, Casey Szatkowski, Jennie Luetzow, Alex Hincka, Quintin Kelly and Ally Streich. Back from left are sophomores Jacob Pilarski and Sydney Purgiel; juniors Saige Wagner and Juan Beltran and freshmen Kaleb Budnick and Linnea Hentkowski. (Photo by Angie Asam)

Monday students wore college gear to school before putting on their Halloween costumes early for costume day. Wednesday was greaser vs. classy day. With no school Friday students will be decked out in orange and black a day early today (Thursday) with a pep assembly at 10:30 a.m. Following the pep assembly the seniors and sophomores will take on the juniors and freshmen in powderpuff express football action.

The homecoming parade will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday starting at the Grambau Center and proceeding down Huron Avenue to Third Street and up to Gilpin Memorial Field. The parade will feature each class’ float, the cheerleaders and representatives.

The Hurons will take on the Atlanta Huskies in the final football game of th

e season with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.

At halftime of the game the class’ floats will take a tour in front of the crowd before the winning float is announced. Court members will be introduced before Mr. Football and the queen are named.

Saturday the sophomore class is putting on the homecoming dance which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the high school gym. Crowning of the queen will be at 8:30 p.m. and the Haunted Halloween Ball will run until 11:30 p.m. The dance will also feature a taco bar, dessert bar and candy bar as well as some carnival games which are free of charge with the cost of admission.

The student council is putting on the spirit week activities and the pep assembly.