By Shelby Danley
Modoc High School students are gearing up for one of the most exciting weeks of the school year—homecoming! Floats are being built, and door decorations are underway, all showcasing their BRAVES spirit and adding some friendly competition between the classes. Which is a perfect fit for this year’s theme, “Modoc’s Got Game”.
Homecoming week is set to run Monday, September 30th, through Friday, October 4th. However, the excitement will begin a bit earlier, on Friday, September 27th, with a pep rally at the end of the school day to announce the Homecoming Royalty Candidates. Each day will traditionally feature a dress-up theme for students and staff, exciting after-school events, home games, and of course, the highly anticipated parade and football games on Friday!
Monday, September 30’s Dress-Up Day is “SCRABBLE – Rhyme Without Reason”. Students will pair up with someone as things that rhyme but have no connection, e.g., Post Malone & Traffic Cone. Evening excitement will kick off with the traditional PowderPuff football game and Cheer competition from 6 to 9 PM.
Tuesday, October 1’s Dress-Up Day is “OPERATION BATTLESHIP – Anything But a Backpack & Tropical vs. Tundra”. The evening’s volleyball games will take place at 5 PM and 6 PM, and soccer is set to face Fall River at 4:30 PM.
Wednesday, October 2’s Dress-Up Day is “GUESS WHO?”, where everyone will dress as their favorite famous person. The festivities heat up in the evening with a Bonfire from 7 to 9 PM, where the King crowning will take place.
Thursday, October 3’s Dress-Up Day is “UNO REVERSE” where teachers will dress as students, and students dress as teachers. Soccer is set to play Bethel at 4:30 PM, followed by the BoxerShort game from 6 to 9 PM. The Boxershort winning team will play against the staff during Friday’s pep rally!
Finally, Friday, October 4’s Dress-Up Day is “SORRY! THE LIONS LOSE”, everyone will dress in Modoc’s Purple & White. The highly anticipated Homecoming Parade will begin at 1:30 PM on 8th Street! After the parade, the Homecoming Rally will feature the Staff vs. BoxerShort winner volleyball game, and the day will conclude with the football games against Redding Christian at 5:30 PM! The homecoming Royalty presentation, and Queen Crowning is set to take place at halftime of the Varsity football game.
The whole community is invited to show their BRAVES pride and support MHS students by taking part in the dress-up days and attending evening events, cheering on the teams at this week’s home games, and as always, lining Main Street on Friday afternoon for the parade. Happy homecoming week, MHS!
