City High’s Homecoming Week kicked off on September 30th and continued up until the Homecoming dance on October 5th. The week allows the community to gather for special events and celebrate school spirit. It’s a time jam-packed with Powderpuff, dress-up days, the City High community’s parade, and of course the homecoming football game on Friday night. 

Throughout the week, students and staff alike participated in spirit days organized by the Student Senate. Monday was Comfy Day, Tuesday was Famous Duo Day, Wednesday was Destination Vacation featuring assigned themes for each grade level, Thursday was Soccer Moms vs. BBQ Dads, and Friday was class color wars, encouraging students of different grade levels to wear City High’s school colors. 

After Monday’s parade featuring City High community organizations, local elementary schools, sports teams, marching bands, clubs, and City High’s seniors on the homecoming court, Powderpuff Football kicked off. The teams featured girls from the junior and senior classes playing flag football on Bate’s Field and the turf. While the crowd savored their bottomless chili, Augie’s Team secured the top spot in the annual competition.

Just before the Friday night football game, those who made the homecoming court gathered on the track to find out who would be crowned homecoming royalty. After voting took place for this title by the junior and senior classes, it was announced that seniors Brody Clarke and Olivia Vande Berg were the homecoming royals for the class of 2025. Following this announcement, the homecoming football game kicked off against Davenport Central. City High won with a score of 49-7, making it their fourth win in a row. 

That brings us to Saturday. This year, the Student Senate came up with theme ideas and took votes from the larger student body to decide which would be the best homecoming dance theme. The winner was “City of Stars,” hosted at City High for all grade levels to celebrate the end of homecoming week and the start of the school year.