For most high school students, the week of
homecoming is special, unique, and highly entertaining. It’s a week of pride and joy; it is also a
week to have fun and remember for many years to come. The date of of our homecoming week was September 27th through October 2nd, and on Friday, October 2nd the Raiders faced off against the Eastside Spartans. This
year’s homecoming days were: Monday, Autograph Day; Tuesday, Favorite Sports Team Day; Wednesday, Favorite Holiday Day; Thursday,Wounded Spartans Day; and Friday, Spirit Day.Homecoming week was definitely a sight to see. The students seemed to be having a blast and really enjoyed seeing each other's creative attire each day. There were students running around everywhere with signatures all over their shirts; there were Christmas presents and cowboys; there were even wounded football players and Raider fanatics.
Just
about every single student participated on at least one homecoming day.
Autograph Day was the first day of homecoming. If they wanted to participate,
the students wore a white tee shirt and brought a sharpie to sign other
student’s shirts or have the other students sign their shirt; a few students even showed up feeling a bit rebellious in black tee shirts and carried silver sharpies for their classmates to sign with. The next day was
Favorite Sports Team Day: the students wore anything that had to do with their
favorite sports team, whether it be local, college, or professional. The
following day, the students were allowed to dress up for their favorite
holiday. On Thursday, the students dressed up as a wounded Eastside Spartan. The last day of homecoming was also game day; the John I.
Burton Raiders faced off against the Eastside Spartans, in a district ball game, so the students dressed in all school colors, orange, black, and white.
This week was fun
for the students, as well as for the teachers. John I. Burton does this every year in honor of
homecoming, as it allows them to relax, have fun, and prove their school pride all while supporting the football team. John I. Burton also does a
homecoming week during basketball season, which consists of different days. Students are already looking forward to it.Written by: Austin Lane