Homecoming as a Whole
Homecoming is that week in the beginning of the year that
typically I dread. Homecoming usually occurs at the end of September and is
usually jam packed with activities. Dress up days, school activities, students’
overall excitement, the football game, and the dance. There is always something
going on. Homecoming week is often the week that kids can fall behind because
they are so caught up in what is going on that they don’t want to focus on
classroom stuff.
During homecoming week we have the car push, obstacle
courses, and other activities that we do every day and, generally, it takes up
one class period. This break of no class causes kids, in my opinion, to lose
focus and makes them excuse the rest of the school day. Although the school
does a good job at making sure that the same period doesn’t get skipped every
day. It is first period one day, second period the next, and so on, I still
feel like the activities could wait until after school or something so that if
kids want to attend they can if they don’t they don’t have to. Also that would
keep kids focused on school during the day and no class would have to be
skipped.
Dress up day is another “fun” thing they do during
homecoming. Although sometimes I participate, I believe that the school could
do a little better job at monitoring what the dress up days are because some
kids don’t wear enough clothes when they dress up. I think of dress up days as
an excuse for girls to get away with breaking the dress code. That being said,
I think we should monitor more what the dress up days are and regulate the
rules a little better. I will say that when there is appropriate dress up days
and every one follows the rules, dress up days can be extremely fun.
The football game and the homecoming dance is the real
reason the students do homecoming week. The game is always packed full of
excitement and I do love that. For students we do homecoming week, so that we
can be all excited for that game and that our school pride would show brighter
than any other time. However, that is just one game full of complete
excitement. What about all the other games? When the football team is
struggling and has a tough team, where is our school spirit then? We always are
excited homecoming week but eventually that team spirit dies down. The
homecoming dance follows the game and I know that kids always have fun at the
dance and I am glad they have homecoming dance. I personally do not go to them
but for the kids who do, it is just a fun night where they don’t have to worry
about anything. Homecoming dance is a place that kids can have fun with their
friends, and their parents can know that they are not doing anything that could
get them in trouble, so I am grateful for the dance. However the actual reason
we do homecoming is to honor the alumni and I did not know that until this
year, so obviously we do not do a very good job of honoring them if the
students don’t know that is what homecoming is for.
Homecoming week comes every year; you can expect it and
anticipate it, or dread it. For some it is their favorite week of the year and
is fun. Homecoming week is all about school pride which is important for a school
to have. I hope that our Homecoming this year will be safe and that the
students will have fun even if I do not enjoy homecoming week all the time. I
hope the teachers enjoy this week and that they feel a sense of accomplishment
at the end when they see their students happy. Be safe and have fun. Go Dawgs!
By Kenzie McElderry
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