Homecoming Week

The homecoming tradition originated in 1910 at Illinois University when students urged the school’s council of administration to sanction an annual homecoming holiday that would allow students to come closer together and build enthusiasm for the teams. Belt School once again brought back homecoming beginning September 9th, the start of a busy week of festivities consisting of a total of six main events.

One exciting event for the high school Huskies will be voting for High School royalty. Grades nine through twelve will each nominate two seniors, one female and one male. The king and queen will be elected and coronated by the previous class royalty, Johnny Tingey and Addison Urick, at the football game Friday evening.

Float building, everyone’s favorite event, shall begin on Friday from 10:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and each class will be supervised by a teacher. Also, at 9:35 a.m., the Big Husky, Little Husky event will begin on the football field to bring old and young Huskies together.

Homecoming dress-up days are also a big part of the fun. Each day has a different theme. For Monday, the theme is Baby Ruth Day (wear favorite team attire or sports gear). Tuesday’s theme is Nerd and Smarties Day (dress like a nerd or wear a smart outfit); Wednesday is Skittles/Taste the Rainbow (dress in grade level color). Thursday is set aside for Right Twix/Left Twix Day (dress like a twin, duo, or candy bar), and Friday will feature Skor Day (wear maroon/gold clothing).

Another event is dressing up the “B” on the hill for the Husky seniors. On Tuesday the 10th, the “B” got repainted, weeds were trimmed, and the numbers were changed to 25. The seniors were supervised by Mr. Paulson and class advisors and walked back to the school on foot after the inevitable paint fight.

The Class Olympics also took place on September 10th, with a total of six events: Tug o’ War and the final event, Dodgeball. Mr. Koontz and Mr. Paulson were in charge of the night, which ran from about 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. or so. Youth Leadership also helped out.

The dress-up days, float building contest, and Olympics all garner points in the battle for the Spirit Stick, awarded to the class with the most total points for the week.

The sports schedule includes a home volleyball game against Cascade on Thursday, middle school and high school football games against Fort Benton at Remington Field, and then the cross country runners head to Havre on Saturday.