Cedar City Ready For Two Weeks Of Homecoming Activity

It's been several, well let's say decades, since I went to homecoming activities as a student in high school. They are fading, distant memories for me now. But I still embrace the idea of homecoming.

In small communities, high school homecoming is more than just a school event—it’s a centerpiece of local life. For many, it’s a time when the entire town comes together to celebrate school pride, reconnect with old friends, and support the next generation. The week is filled with traditions like football games, parades, and dances, but its significance reaches far beyond the school grounds.

The homecoming football game, for instance, becomes a community event. Local residents, from parents to alumni to neighbors with no direct ties to the school, show up to cheer on the team. It’s not just about the sport; it’s about gathering as a town, uniting in support of something bigger. In these smaller communities, where relationships run deep, this unity strengthens the town’s sense of identity.

For those of us in Cedar City we are definitely in homecoming season. Parowan High School has already had their homecoming activities, the Cedar High Reds are having homecoming this week, and the Canyon View Falcons will celebrate homecoming next week.

Mia Hatch is the Student Body President at Cedar High while Ereland Hunsker serves as the Senior Class President at the school. Addy Young is the Student Body President at Canyon View High School. They were on the radio with us to tell us about the upcoming homecoming activities of the two schools.

Hatch talked about the importance of having homecoming. “I think that the main thing about homecoming is it really brings people together and gives people an opportunity to have fun and be competitive and just get to know each other. And so I think when we all show up for the game and we unite and cheer on our team, it really unifies us,” Hatch said. The Reds will host the Hurricane Tigers in this years homecoming match up.

Hunsaker told us the senior class would be spending today on Cedar Mountain. “We, the senior class are going up to the C on the mountain and we are whitewashing it and that's the main thing today,” she said and mentioned there will be activities through out the week.

And Young told us that the action will shift to Canyon View High School next week. “So next week on Monday, we have a Mr. CV pageant where it's like boys from our school can just sign up and it's just kind of like a funny little pageant that they put on. And then on Tuesday, we have a homecoming volleyball game. And then after that, all the seniors are going to go paint the rock outside of our school. Yeah. And then we'll sign it,” Young said.

There will also be a powder puff game, a slip and slide on the football field, and other activities.

Both schools will be holding tailgate parties before the respective football games.

Even if it's been awhile since you walked the halls of our high schools, or even if you didn't go to school here, I think it would be fun to go see what the future of our community has put together for us.

Homecoming is more than just a celebration for the students. In the end, homecoming is more than pom-poms and crowns—it's the heartbeat of the community.

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Check out our segment with the high school student leaders in the podcast below.