Homecoming Parade

While the traditional Homecoming Parade has been canceled, alternative methods have already been put into action after much consideration. The student council has decided to host a reverse-parade in place of the traditional one. In this event, school-affiliated groups will stay in their activity’s clusters and have the community drive by in their cars and honk at them.  “Anybody who’s in the reverse parade will be school groups,” said Heather McKay, principal at Atlantic High School.  

Students in these activities can be confirmed to have been together all the time. This also ensures that families in the community don’t go out into the streets and line up like they use to, and instead staying in their own vehicles with other members of their family. The goal is to have the student groups spaced out along the path to the Trojan Bowl.  

Instead of floats, classes and sports will be given banners to decorate. A maximum of six people, the first ones to show up, will be allowed to work on these banners.  However, student groups that will stand behind them for the reverse-parade will not have a limit to how many can attend. These banners, similar to how floats worked, will be awarded spirit points for their class.  Times to work on the banners will be set up during the week of Oct. 4.  

Student groups will stand along a set route starting south of Highway 71 and travel down to 14th street.  From there, spectators will turn west before turning north again once reaching Olive Street, and west again once they hit 10th Street.  After that, they will turn south on Linn before taking Ed Podolak Drive back down to Olive Street. Finally, spectators will turn right and that will conclude the cruise route for the reverse-parade. Spectators are encouraged to decorate their vehicles to match school spirit and support student groups.