Homecoming week at Linganore High School (LHS) hosts various activities for the student body to participate in, from hill painting to the pep rally.
One such activity, the homecoming parade, has been missing from the Homecoming week celebration for the last two years due to the rain. As of September 21, this traditional kickoff to homecoming is back for everyone to enjoy.
LHS junior Leah Doornik, a member of the varsity cheer team, is one of many students who hasn’t yet been able to participate in the homecoming parade for the past two years.
“My favorite part of the parade was the fact it was my first time doing it and the fun atmosphere,” said Doornik.
The LHS homecoming parade provided an opportunity for the entire community to come out to support the school by watching student-made floats ride down Main Street the town of New Market. The floats are made by each of the class councils, the Student Government Association (SGA) and other student groups. Students participating in the parade passed out pieces of candy to spectators.
The participants of the parade had to meet at 8:30 a.m. in one of the back parking lots of New Market. There, they finished decorating the floats with streamers, balloons and class banners.
At 10 a.m., the first fire trucks made their way down Main Street, followed by the freshman class and both high school and youth poms. Then came the Future Farmers of America (FFA) float, JV football, band, SGA, the Class of 2026, JV and varsity cheer, varsity football, and finally, the senior court.
Several different school groups, such as cheer and the marching band, performed in the parade. The band played the song “Patriots on Parade” for the duration of the event.
Senior and flute section leader Maggie Malone said, “I liked seeing different people that I knew during the parade. It was really nice to be able to do the parade at all since it got rained out the past two years.”
While many different groups are invited to participate in the parade, more people are always welcomed to join. People who were in the parade believe that if more people join in the future it will make it an even better event.
“I wish it was a bigger idea,” said Historian of the Class of 2026, Kyle Nicholson. “Not many people participated this year, so if we got more participation out of it, I feel like that would [make it] way better.”
