Planning Homecoming to be Successful

Homecoming can be an event that will bring the community and the school together. However, it must be planned appropriately. Homecoming is a huge event which the whole community often helps put on for high school students. While it is mainly for high school students, homecoming is also often a town event as everyone takes interest in their local basketball or football team. Due to the interest that the community takes in the school around this time, it is a good time for school faculty and students to reach out to the community and build relationships. The better the relationships that a school builds with the community, the more support it will receive. The most common events associated with a homecoming celebration include the home basketball or football game, activities for students and alumni, a parade through the town that includes the high school’s marching band, the coronation of a Homecoming Queen and King, and of course the big dance. There a many ways that a school can use these events to gain favor in the community. For example, you can offer the alumni opportunities to contribute or give back to the school. Featuring the talent of the marching band in the parade can encourage people to volunteer donations to support their group. In addition, the parents must get involved to help chaperone the dances. Other events will be open the community and to students, at which you can advertise a variety of upcoming events such as school plays, fundraisers, and musical performances. The closer your community is, the more exciting your school events will be. For example, a united community who enthusiastically supports their football team can make a particular game very exciting. As everyone yells and gets excited throughout various parts of the game, it can become a very thrilling experience. One of the elements that makes homecoming special is how much school spirit that is typically shown around this time. There are many things you can get the community involved in. For example, a local bowling alley may want to sponsor a free bowling night for those who attend the dance. Other local companies may want to sponsor elegant limousine transportation between the dance and the bowling alley or other attractions. A limousine company itself may want to sponsor this transportation as students will connect the limousine ride with a very fun event and it will encourage them to rent a limousine the next time they go to a fancy dance. It can be a great opportunity to advertise while supporting a great cause, but many companies do not realize it. With a little advertising and planning, all of these things can come together for the benefit of everyone in the community. You may want a school business class to be in charge of this assignment as it is something these students will be dealing with in the future, if they continue on the path to become business professionals. In addition, the extra conveniences offered by business will be something that students remember for the rest of their lives. The key to putting on a good homecoming is good planning and coordination of all efforts. The promotion of a positive environment is critical to school support and homecoming is one of the events that can promote a positive environment. Homecoming is not only something that is important for the school. It is also very important for the social lives of the students. In a typical high school, there will be a happy chatter and buzz as girls dress up and wonder if they will get asked to the dance. Boys will be nervous, but relieved and excited as they get the dates that they want. There is a lot of planning that goes into homecoming for the students as well. Girls must plan how they are going to do their hair, what dress they will wear, and how they are going to do their makeup. Boys must plan the evening’s dinner, get a corsage, and rent a tux. He must also plan transportation carefully, because he does not want to end up driving his uncle’s beat up