Blanchester High School will celebrate its homecoming festivities Sept. 30-Oct. 5. The week’s theme is “Unleashing Our Element,” and will kick off with the following daily themes for Spirit Week:
Monday – Class Color (seniors – light blue, juniors – aquatic blue, sophomores – neon pink, freshmen – heather red)
Tuesday – Rhyme Without Reason (two people dress up in something that rhymes – example “Someone dresses up as Hannah Montana and another person dresses up as a banana”
Wednesday – White Lie – Wear a white t-shirt and write a “white lie” about yourself on it
Thursday – Element Day – Fire vs. Water and Earth vs. Air
Friday – Homecoming Shirt Day (which are black) or a black shirt for a blackout
Float building is currently underway, and each class’s float will be on display during the parade on Thursday, Oct. 3 beginning at 6 p.m. The parade will start at People’s Bank and conclude at the high school.
The homecoming court was selected by the high school student body. Here are the 2024 fall representatives:
Freshman – Male – Frankie McIntosh, Female – Bryssa Ertel
Sophomore – Male – Kyler Johnson, Female – Natalie Naylor
Juniors – Male – Nicholas (LJ) Rineair, Female – Jocelyn Lansing
Senior Female Court: Audri Byrom, Gloria Caplinger, Addie Jones, Vida Martinelli, and Rachel Stoll
Senior Male Court: Bryce Burress, Tristen Malone, Evan Malott, Hunter Montgomery, and Sammy Roush
The king and queen will be announced before the Friday night homecoming game against Williamsburg on Friday, Oct. 4. The game will begin at 7 p.m. at the high school.
Homecoming week will conclude with a homecoming dance at the high school on Saturday, Oct. 5 beginning at 7:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.