West Delaware Announces Homecoming Plans

West Delaware has announced their plans for Homecoming week, which is taking place next week Monday, September 30th through Saturday, October 5th.

This year’s Homecoming theme is “Tune in for a Hawk win!”

Dress-up Days will include:

• Monday: “Pajama Day” (School Appropriate) 
• Tuesday: “TV Show Day” 
• Wednesday: NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)
• Thursday: “Monochrome Day” (Dress All One Color)
• Friday: “Spirit Day” (School Colors – Orange & Black)

Hallway Decorating Themes are “TV Shows”:

• Senior Hallway – “SpongeBob” 
• Junior Hallway – “Hollywood TV” 
• Sophomore Hallway – “The Office”
• Freshman Hallway – “Bubble Guppies”

Everyone is invited to decorate the West Delaware High School hallways on Friday afternoon from 3 to 4:30 pm.

Reminders for next week:

• Homecoming Buttons will be for sale for $1 in the High School Office, Middle School, Lambert & St. Mary’s School
• Homecoming Dance tickets will be on sale in advance during lunch for $5 each (or they’ll cost $10 at the door the night of the dance)
• If a Homecoming Dance guest does not go to West Delaware, they’ll need to be signed up in the High School Office

Homecoming activities next week:

Monday, September 30th 

• Sophomore Football Game at home against Williamsburg at 6 pm
• “Homecoming Week Kickoff” with games, food and fun at the West Delaware High School west Parking Lot off New Street from 7 to 8 pm

Tuesday, October 1st 

• High School Boys and Girls Cross Country at Williamsburg at 4:45 pm
• 9th, 10th, JV and Varsity Volleyball at home against Solon at 5 pm

Wednesday, October 2nd

• No school, so no activities

Thursday, October 3rd 

• Powder Puff Volleyball Tournament at the high school’s Upper Gym at 7 pm. Must sign up to participate by this Friday.
• Car Bash after Powder Puff around 8:30 pm in the High School Teachers’ Parking Lot off Prospect Street by Auto’s garage doors. $1/swing!

Friday, October 4th (Special “Homecoming Parade” Schedule)

• 12:15-1:15 pm Homecoming Olympics in Upper Gym
• 2 pm Homecoming Parade (lineup begins at 1:30 pm on Sherman Avenue facing north)
• 5 pm/7:30 pm Homecoming Football games will be held at Brown Field with Center Point-Urbana Stormin’ Pointers
• 6:30 pm (after Freshman football game) Homecoming Royalty Introductions 

Honorees:

• 2024 West Delaware Grand Marshall is newly-retired West Delaware wrestling coach Jeff Voss
• 25-year Homecoming King & Queen from 1999 are Ryan Koelker & Stacia Greve Eggers 
• 2023 Homecoming King & Queen Jack Smith & Maggie Millenkamp
• 2024 Honor Court
• 2024 Homecoming Court

West Delaware’s Homecoming King & Queen will be announced following introductions.

Saturday, October 5th

• Homecoming Dance will run from 8 to 11 pm at theStone Church in Manchester, with music by Power Jam Productions. Students must arrive by 9 pm.