It’s Homecoming season once again, replete with dance proposal signs, suit and dress purchases, and, of course, lavish parade floats.
This year’s parade theme is holidays. Fourteen NASH clubs and organizations have already begun their construction on their soon-to-be beautiful floats, which will make their way around the perimeter of the building on the afternoon of Friday, October 18.
National Honor Society member May Coffman is eager to see her group’s float come to fruition.
“My role in constructing the NHS Homecoming float is to help plan with the other officers what our theme, New Year’s Eve, is and determine how we can make our float come to life,” Coffman said.
NHS chose their float’s pallet to be decked out in black and gold in addition to white, representing a traditional night on New Year’s Eve. Coffman is also in charge of getting supplies to help the float come to life, including many things that sparkle.
As for Student Council, their float’s theme is Presidents Day.
“As one of the Homecoming Parade Coordinators, my primary responsibilities include securing a variety of food trucks, effectively publicizing the event to maximize attendance and community engagement, and organizing the parade floats to ensure a seamless and visually appealing procession,” NASH junior Allison Reinhart said.
An additional coordinator for the Student Council float, Dean Cammarata, has high hopes for this year’s float theme.
“I think it’s going to go really well, and I’m really happy with the theme we picked,” Cammarata said. “I am really excited to see everyone’s floats.”
Key Club, an organization for high school students to complete over 10,000 hours of service in a school year on a variety of events and projects, will join the parade with an Easter theme.
Student Representative Chase Timmerson explains the thought process behind the decision for their float and where they stand in terms of completion.
“We chose Easter because we liked the amount of freedom the holiday gave us in designing the float,” Timmerson said. “So far, we have been planning out the decorations and general design of the float.”
For NASH StuCo sponsor Mr. Karolski, the annual parade is a highlight of the fall semester.
“The Homecoming parade helps to showcase many of our clubs and activities at the senior high school while also being a great event for everyone from our tiniest Tigers to our oldest alums,” he said.
The parade precedes the Homecoming football game on October 18, at 5:40 in front of NASH. Expect a packed campus, and save your appetite, as local favorites Mission Mahi and Aviva Brick Oven will be among the food trucks parked in the faculty lot in front of the building.
