Hand-painted posters line the main hallway. Students walk around in outfits better fit for a music festival than school. A week of spirit is underway for Coppell High School as students and staff celebrate their Homecoming week.
Homecoming week features three main annual events: the parade down Parkway Boulevard on Wednesday, football game on Friday night at Buddy Echols Field and dance on Saturday night in CHS Arena.
Much of the Homecoming planning responsibilities for these events fall onto the CHS Student Council, who starts its planning in the summer to prepare for the autumn celebration.
Planning takes place during council members’ student leadership period once the school year starts. However, the execution relies on members working outside of school hours.
Through its planning process, Student Council’s biggest challenge is to ensure that the student body is appeased.
“We try to plan according to the majority because obviously, that is what we are here for, accommodating the student body,” senior Student Council president Rudhmila Hoque said.
Another challenge is staying within the budget, which is determined by Homecoming ticket sales. This often limits the scope of their decoration potential.
”We want to have the best homecoming every year, but we also have to deal with a strict budget that we have to manage,”senior Student Council treasurer Aiden Song said. “We have to choose quality over quantity.”
While Homecoming events organized by Student Council are catered to current students, alumni have their own special celebration planned for them. The classes of 1994, 2004 and 2014 will commemorate their 30th, 20th and 10th high school reunion by touring their alma mater on Saturday morning.
These tours are coordinated by each class’ respective representatives and Red Jacket sponsors, Bianca Benitez and Courtney Crosby.
“It is a chance for the alumni to come back to relive and pass on legacy and appreciation to our senior Red Jackets,” Crosby said. “Vice versa, I know that the alumni can get a lot from hearing the perspective of a current student, someone who is living in these hallways.”
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