By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
“Viva Las Vegas” is the theme of the Geneseo High School Homecoming Week, to be held Monday, Oct. 7, through Saturday, Oct. 12. Candidates for homecoming king and queen are seniors, in front from left, Kendall Ellerbrock, Gwenivere Erickson, Emilia Schmitt, Annie Maxwell, Addison Snodgrass, Katie VanDeWoestyne, Sydney Nelson, Isabella Fletcher, Madelyn Mooney and Sophia Bellagamba; and in back, from left, Alex Moe, Zachary Montez, Brady Hamer, Kruiz Ludwig, Kamden Ariano, Austin Pearce, Dru Curcuru, Paxton Sherbeyn, Dylan Gehl and Shane Bagby. Photo by Claudia Loucks
Homecoming festivities, with a theme of “Viva Las Vegas” will get underway on Monday, Oct. 7, at Geneseo High School.
The homecoming court will be announced at a pep rally at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, at Bob Reade Football Field, and will include a king and queen, duke and duchess and lord and lady from the senior class, and two candidates from each of the freshman, sophomore and junior classes.
The coronation of the homecoming court will take place at the homecoming dance on Saturday, Oct. 12, in the school gym.
Events planned by the GHS Student Council include Spirit Week Dress Days, Oct. 7 through Friday, Oct. 11; Float Face-Off at Richmond Hill from 4 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and the Pep Rally on Oct. 10. The homecoming parade will be at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, starting at Geneseo City Park and traveling north through downtown to the high school.
This year’s parade has a slight detour that takes the parade route down Exchange St. to Russell Ave., due to construction on State St.
The varsity football game (Geneseo vs. Dolton Thornridge) will be at 7 p.m. after the frosh-soph game at 5 p.m.
SPIRIT WEEK DRESS DAYS – OCT. 7-11.
-Monday, Oct. 7 – Jersey vs. Jersey Shore Day.
-Tuesday, Oct. 8 – Teacher-Student Swap Day.
-Wednesday, Oct. 9 – Country vs. Country Club Day.
-Thursday, Oct. 10 – Hawaiian Day.
-Friday, Oct. 11 – Spirit Day - Green/White, Team - Club Day Homecoming Parade Starts at 3:30