Hello friends how are you doing? I had an interesting morning yesterday I got up at like 2 a.m. but I went to bed early the night before around 8:30 pm. I did end up going back to sleep for additional two hours around 7:30 a m.

Once I got ready I was out the door shortly after 10:00 to head to the flower shop. I went there to pick up boutonniere and a corsage. Well that brings me to my topic today.

I'm going to tell you what a high school home coming is all about. I did a quick shout out on Noise and really nobody has heard of it so I'm going to tell you. A few weeks ago I went clothes shopping with son to get him stuff for the dance portion of it. He has a date and you will see some pictures of him further down.

What is a home coming?

Home coming includes the first dance of the year for high school students in the United States. The dance is held on Saturday but the home coming parade, and the football game 🏈 are on Friday. There is also a ceremony which is usually earlier in the week and includes the naming of a home coming King and Queen.

Ceremony

The timing of the ceremony can vary according to school,usually it occurs earlier in the week. The royalty is voted on by the high school student body. These selectees can only be seniors. Typically a few are nominated for the positions based on votes. The ceremony includes last year's King and Queen turning over there crowns. After announced the new King and Queen give speeches. Most of the time it's encouragement and motivation to win the football game on Friday.

Last year's King and Queen at my son's school

Parade

The parade is a fun event but isn't practiced at all schools. I'd say small towns usually practice this fun event. Often there is a float competition between grades where a trailer is decorated. There is a motorcade of vehicles that drive by the main street of the town. The streets are lined up by elementary, middle school, and high school students. Also the town people are invited as well. The motorcade includes: local business vehicles, fire trucks, police cars, farming equipment, float demonstrations, home coming King & Queen car and seperate escort cars(top voters who didn't win). Each vehicle is equiped with plenty of candy 🍬 to throw to the kids.

Football Game

Prior to the game the home coming royalty is announced. The King, Queen, and royal escorts are all dressed very well unless of course the royalty are football players or cheerleaders participating in the game. Often attendence is the largest this night. This is the one game you don't want to lose because of it's significance.

Dance

A lot happens on dance day. One of the activities is hanging out with the party of people you will be with. My son was in a group of about a dozen people. He is a junior but a lot of his classmates are not participating so he ended up with a group of under classman. The first event after hanging out with the boys is pictures. The theme for the boys is to wear retro shoes or what he refers to as "drip" lol. Afterwards the parents depart :( and they go about there ways.

After pictures they all go as a group to eat dinner. They chose a extravagant sushi restaurant. I wonder why because my son said really no one had any. They all pretty much ate traditional Chinese food off the menu.

After dinner they proceeded to the high school for the dance. The dance is held in the main gym. It's typical for the gym to be well decorated to a certain theme. Music is provided by a hired DJ. There is also a drink table which includes many beverages but the main focus on the table is the punch. The drinks are served by chaperones. Chaperones are teachers and parents. I wish I could have been one but those spots were already filled when I acquired about them. According to my son they all left around 9:30. He said he danced with his date several times.

After the dance he spent time at the host parents house. They spent time watching a movie and playing games. The girls had to leave by midnight. I will be picking him up in a few hours before noon. I may update this article with some more content and pictures based on his accord.

Final Thoughts

Homecoming is a fun event for kids of all ages. It really brings the student body together. This was my son's first dance he attended so I'm anxious to talk to him and hear his full experience. He is the best basketball player on his team and the school's athletics program is primary focused to this sport. Homecoming king for him next year? I think he has a very good chance, the kid just keeps busting new doors down all the time.

Thanks for stopping by I hope I gave you a good idea about the homecoming festivities in America. Take care and enjoy the rest of your days.

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