Dating back as early as 1909, the Homecoming tradition remains strong among most schools across the United States. Whether Homecoming is built around football, basketball or hockey, the magic of Homecoming remains the same!
Homecoming celebrations may vary from school to school. The town and the school’s campus are full of excitement when alumni, parents and students gather together to participate in the Homecoming activities. Traditional homecoming activities may include “the game” played on the schools field or court, spirit week activities, King & Queen coronation, building a class float, parade, marching band and the homecoming dance just to name a few.
Anderson’s School Events offers you a simple, easy to follow Homecoming planning guide.
- With the guidance from your Homecoming Advisor, recruit your Homecoming committee members. Depending on the size of your school you may need any where from 5-10 students for the initial planning. More students will be needed later in the planning process!
- Set a budget for Homecoming.
- Set ticket prices.
- Fundraising campaign: Supplement your budget with a fundraiser. Click here for the hottest spirit fundraising items.
- Review Homecoming from prior year.
- Attendance: Number of couples & singles
- Determine the number of volunteers & chaperones needed
- Determine the sub-committees and the number of student volunteers needed. Sub-committees to consider:
- Decorating Committees: Dance, class floats etc
- Refreshments
- Fundraising
- Spirit Week activities
- Publicity
- Coat check & security
- What worked, what needs to be modified for this year?
- Select your entertainment: D.J., band etc. Request several quotes, reserve your entertainment early!
Keep good notes from year to year to guide new committee members. Offer “To Do” lists for volunteer and chaperones. And above all, have fun!
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