Iron County High Schools Gear Up For Homecoming Week

Homecoming season is arriving quickly at Iron County’s high schools, and students at Parowan, Canyon View and Cedar are preparing for more than just a football game and a dance. The festivities include competitions, parades, tailgates, fundraisers and activities designed to bring students and their communities together.

Parowan High School will be the first of the three schools to celebrate, with its Homecoming dance scheduled for September 12 and the football game against Gunnison on September 11. Student body president Lucas Williamson and student body secretary Whitley Anderson are helping organize the festivities.

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Williamson described a week filled with activities, including grade games featuring volleyball, a laundry basket race, an ice blocker relay and tug-of-war, followed by a flag football game involving junior and senior girls.

Anderson, who will attend the Homecoming dance with Williamson, said she is looking forward to a full day of activities. “Hopefully a fun day date and good pictures, good food, a good dance at Parowan. So yeah, just a good night.”

Canyon View High School and Cedar High School will hold their Homecoming dances on September 19, with their football games scheduled for September 18. Canyon View student body vice president Malich Rigby said the school will feature Mr. CV, a talent show involving senior boys, along with a powder puff football game.

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Rigby also sees Homecoming as an opportunity to strengthen the school’s culture and bring the Canyon View community together. “I feel like recently Canyon View in the past couple years hasn't really had like a good culture. So looking to trying to rebuild that and just bring the community together of Canyon View and just have a good time.”

Rigby said the school’s recent athletic and extracurricular successes have helped create a sense of momentum. “I just, I look forward to it to bring a new culture to Canyon View.”

At Cedar High School, student body president Tyler Nelson said students will have a tailgate before the Homecoming game, complete with food, face painting and school merchandise. A parade featuring clubs and sports will also precede the game, while a DJ will provide the music for the dance.

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For Nelson, the celebration is also about community participation. “So our last game, we had the biggest student section we've had. But we also had a lot of parents there, so we're hoping to keep the numbers up for homecoming and the rest of the season.”

The students emphasized that putting on Homecoming requires more than enthusiasm. Student governments work with budgets, ticket sales and fundraisers to cover expenses.

For all three schools, however, the ultimate goal appears to be the same: getting students, parents, alumni and community members involved and creating an atmosphere that extends beyond the school itself.

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As Williamson put it, Parowan plans to have a community tailgate and parade before its game, “to try to get like, hopefully alumni come and like all the whole community and with the parade before. try to celebrate that.”