Del Norte High School is holding a ‘Star Wars’ homecoming
Del Norte High’s students will continue traveling to “a galaxy far, far away” to conclude their homecoming celebration this week.
Inspired by the “Star Wars” franchise, the Nighthawks have been embracing the outer space theme. Their creativity in that regard will be on full display during their annual parade, set to begin at 11:50 a.m. this Friday on streets surrounding the campus at 16601 Nighthawk Lane in 4S Ranch.
The public is welcome to watch the parade that includes class floats, the marching band and other entries by lining up along the parade route that includes Deer Ridge Road, Camino San Bernardo, Nighthawk Lane, Del Sur Ridge Road and Lone Quail Road.
The parade participants will include the homecoming court. It consists of freshmen Georgia Bond and Alex Howell, sophomores Lexi Fernandez and Mark McClure, juniors Jules Hayashi and Jack Dwyer plus the senior queen and king candidates. Those nominated for homecoming queen are Sabha Mobini, Mattie Smith and Alana Webb. The homecoming king candidates are Michael Bulkin, Grant Hylton and Tyler McDonald. The king and queen will be crowned during the varsity football game’s halftime.
The homecoming football game will be Friday night, when the Del Norte Nighthawks take on the Escondido Charter High School White Tigers. The junior varsity game will begin at 4:30 p.m. and the varsity game at 7 p.m. in Del Norte’s stadium. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Students with an ASB sticker are admitted for free.
Throughout the week students have dressed in attire representing the “Star Wars” theme. They wore their pajamas on Monday so they could “rest up for battle.” Tuesday was Clone Day, so they dressed like a friend. On Wednesday, it was Jedi versus Sith Day, so the freshmen and seniors wore blue, while the sophomores and juniors wore red. For Intergalactic Day today (Thursday) they wore crazy and wacky clothes. On Friday they plan to show their Nighthawk spirit by wearing their school colors of blue and green.
The festivities will conclude on Saturday evening when students attend their “A Galaxy Far, Far Away” homecoming dance in the Del Norte High gym.
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