This week is a big one for celebrations between the two Warren County high schools.
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This week is a big one for celebrations between the two Warren County high schools.
While Wright City R-II is currently in the midst of its annual Homecoming celebration, Warrenton High is preparing to begin its week of festivities.
Wright City junior Calie Robertson said that the event provides students a chance to have an experience they won’t forget.
“It’s somewhere to make high school memories with my friends and just have a good high school experience,” Robertson said. “This will be (my third) Homecoming and I feel like, as you get older, the memories mean more as an upperclassman.”
The Wright City Homecoming theme is “Down on the Bayou,” and that includes various dress-up days at school and the homecoming parade, which begins at 12:30 p.m. Friday.
“It’s going to start at the elementary school on Bell Road, and then it’s going to go down to Westwoods, go right towards the old high school, and then it will end at the old high school,” Police Chief Tom Canavan said at the Sept. 24 Wright City Board of Aldermen meeting.
“But all of those roads in those neighborhoods, they’re going to be closed down for an hour, hour and a half or so, so just be aware of that and plan ahead please.”
Later Friday, the Wright City football team will take on South Shelby at 7 p.m.
The week will wrap up with the annual Homecoming dance at the school at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Wildcats Activities Director Tyler Rickard said that there is plenty of reason for the town’s residents — from the youngest student to the oldest member of the community — to get excited.
“Homecoming is always a special celebration for our school and our community,” Rickard said. “From the dress-up days at school to the parade to the football game, Homecoming in Wright City is a great way to connect our school, community and alumni for a common cause. We are all proud to be a part of TeamWC.”
As Wright City wraps up its celebration, the Warrenton R-III School District will begin its own. The R-III Homecoming theme is “A Night on the Bayou.”
Sunday will feature two important events: the district's annual parade, which steps off at 2 p.m., followed by the annual powderpuff game.
The parade will travel east down Boonslick Road, travel down Pinckney and end at the high school.
Just as with R-II, the rest of the week at Warrenton will feature various dress-up days, a school spirit competition, and a pep assembly, which is not open to the public on Oct. 9.
The annual Homecoming football game at 7 p.m. that night will see the Warriors host Winfield, while the Homecoming dance will take place the next night from 7-10 p.m.
Warrenton junior Eli Schneider said that the weeklong celebration means plenty to everyone in the town.
“Homecoming just means the world to us; it’s a big deal at school,” Schneider said. “It’s always a fun environment and it’s going to be nice to be able to lead us onto the field.”
