Students at Hamburg Area High School celebrated homecoming week from Sept. 12 to 17.
Homecoming started with spirit week. Monday was Merch Day, which involved showing off what people were a fan of, such as a band, sport, or show, for example. Tuesday was Stoplight Day. Individuals wore red if they were in a relationship, green if they were single, and yellow if they were talking to someone. Wednesday was World Day. World Day involved wearing something that celebrated another country or culture. Thursday was Duo Day. That involved people dressing up as a famous duo, such as Batman and Robin or Buzz and Woody. Thursday night, the athletic teams participated in the parade through town and then the bonfire on the school grounds. Friday was the time to show school spirit and wear their homecoming shirts, jerseys, or red and white.
Homecoming involved many sports teams, and one of the major ones is the football game that took place on Sept. 16. The Hamburg Hawks played hard and were victorious against East Juniata with a score of 34 – 20.
Students voted on homecoming court during the week and the king and queen were announced at half time of the football game. The court consisted of: Wesley Krick and Paige Anderson, Jacob Barr and Laura Bear, Logan Werley and Andrea Fink, Hunter Epting and Darian Schlenker and Maxwell Kline and Madelynn Witkus. The Homecoming King was Maxwell Kline and Homecoming Queen was Laura Bear.
Homecoming night was also Band Alumni night for the Marching Band, and Events on Saturday included soccer, tennis, field hockey and the powder puff game. Tulpehocken beat the boys soccer team 3-0 and the girls lost to Tulephocken 1-0. The girls field hockey team lost to Tulpehocken with a score of 4-0
