Homecoming week is taking place this year from October 6 through 10. It is a week filled with fun activities, joyous smiles, and plenty of school spirit. Many people don’t know where to start when it comes to Homecoming week, so here’s your guide to doing it right.

 

Spirit days

This is the spirit week poster posted on the @lrhsexec Instagram. It was posted over a week in advance, giving students time to prepare. (Photo Courtesy LRHS Executive Council Instagram)

 

This year’s spirit week days were released by the LRHS executive council, and follow the same luau theme as the semi-formal dance on Saturday. To do spirit week right, there is only one rule to follow: DO NOT DRESS OUT. 

Only freshmen dress out for spirit week; it’s simply a way for us to point out the freshmen and make fun of them.

If you are a freshman, here’s what to do: have everything planned out before Monday. Make sure you know what Spirit Day is, which day, and that you have all of your necessary accessories for a successful week. 

Monday: Dress in your class color, meaning all of the freshmen will be wearing yellow, an easy target. If you must know, sophomores are encouraged to wear orange, juniors are supposed to wear blue, seniors might wear pink, and staff (unknowing that only freshmen dress out) will be wearing purple.

Tuesday: Surfers vs. Bikers day is basically Teen Beach Movie day. To dress up as a surfer, throw on some SCHOOL APPROPRIATE board shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. If you want to go all out, throw on some sunglasses and bring a boogie board. 

To be an all-out biker, throw on some jeans, a white tank top, boots, and a leather jacket. Throw in a bandana and some crazy hair, and you’ve got the perfect biker outfit.

Wednesday: Wednesday is PJ/ loungewear day. If you don’t just roll out of bed and come to school as is, then what are you doing? This day is an excuse for you to wear your Spider-Man PJs and a comfy sweatshirt, and be looked at sideways for it.

Thursday: Tacky Tourist Thursday. You could do this day in so many different ways, but if you don’t come to school in a Hawaiian shirt, a grass skirt, a bucket hat, sunscreen streaks on your face, and a camera around your neck, then you truly don’t go to Leesville.

Friday: Green Out, must I go on?

Powder Puff

This year’s PowderPuff will be held on Monday, October 6th. If you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know what Powderpuff is, Powderpuff is a flag football tournament. Each grade at LRHS has a team, and the teams compete against each other, first seniors against freshmen, then in a separate game, sophomores against juniors. The two winning teams go on to compete in a third game for the overall winner of PowderPuff.

Homecoming Game and Tailgate

This year, Leesville has a tailgate before the game. It will take place in the courtyard and surrounding areas, and will feature gameday facepaint, food trucks, games, and so much more. Only go to the tailgate if you are an upperclassman. While the tailgate is open to the public (technically), it’s a way for upperclassmen to hang out and celebrate their accomplishments (obviously).

The game is the event of Homecoming week; the whole week leads up to it. This year, the Homecoming game is at 7 pm at Marshall Hamilton Stadium here at Leesville and is against the Enloe Eagles.

If you show up to the game, show up extremely late. The student section doesn’t fill up until at least the third quarter. If you show up early to the student section, you will look like an absolute goof, you will be the only one standing there, and the only one saving room on the benches. 

If you do somehow manage to avoid all this information and end up in the student section, do not, under any circumstances, cheer. Cheering for Leesville is the lamest thing you can do at a Leesville football game. The best thing you can do is show up, sit down, and not cheer. The only time it is acceptable to cheer is when you are screaming at the band during their halftime performance.

Homecoming Dance

A promotional poster for the Luau-themed dance made by the executive council. This poster follows the luau theme. (Photo courtesy of @lrhsexec Instagram)

 

This year’s Homecoming Dance is Luau Luau-themed. It is a semi-formal event, meaning you should be nicely dressed to attend, but not in a ball gown. Tickets for the dance must be purchased by October 7th, 2025, to attend.

This year’s dance will include a DJ taking song requests, food, party favors, and so much fun it’ll drive you crazy. 

Instead of worrying about what they have at the dance, you should be worried about what to wear. If you really want to stand out at the dance, show up in a head-to-toe luau theme. A Hawaiian shirt, a grass skirt, and a lei are a few things that will get you started on the right track.

The 2025 Homecoming festivities are filled with fun beyond comparison, but the key thing going into the week is how to get through the week properly. All things are important in consideration of homecoming week, but nothing beats dressing up and dressing out as a freshman.