News brief: Homecoming presents festivities, spirit days
Glittering in the light, a homecoming mum lays out in its feathery display. Homecoming week will be from Nov. 16 to Nov. 20. The homecoming football game is against Denton Braswell Nov. 20.
November 11, 2020
Update: As of Nov. 12, the homecoming parade is canceled.
Due to a surge of COVID-19 cases, Prosper moved its homecoming festivities to the week of Nov. 16-20. Here’s the rundown of all the spirit days and events:
Upcoming Preparations
The student council will host a poster-making party in the cafeteria Thursday, Nov. 12 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students must wear a mask and can bring their own paint or paintbrushes. Voting for homecoming court will begin on Monday, Nov. 16 and run through Wednesday, Nov. 18 at midnight. A link to the voting website can be found on the student council’s Instagram, and all classes can vote for any position.
Spirit Days
Monday, Nov. 16 – Pajama Day
Tuesday, Nov. 17 – Holiday/ugly sweater Day
Wednesday, Nov. 18 – Decades Day
Thursday, Nov. 19 – Color Wars (freshmen: black, sophomores: red, juniors: blue, seniors: white)
Friday, Nov. 20 – Spirit Day (Prosper/green/white)
According to John Hopkins University, Texas is the first US state to reach one million COVID-19 cases. Due to the increase of COVID-19 cases, the district has canceled this year’s homecoming parade. It will not be rescheduled, but they expect the parade event to return next year.
Homecoming Pep Rally/Game
The game will start at 7 p.m Friday, Nov. 20 against Denton Braswell. The homecoming pep rally will be held during the school day, following the after school activity schedule. Fans can refer to the PISD Stadium guidelines or the stadium policy news brief for information on ticket sales, acceptable bags and prohibited items. The homecoming court ceremony will begin at 6:40 p.m. prior to kick off.
Stadium puts in place ticket, spectator policy changes due to COVID-19
![PHS's National Merit Semifinalists stand in front of the PHS building. Adithri Raghuram, Arnav Bhute, Dylan Lyon, Emily Zhang, Janani Sridhar, Katie Lee, Kenna Boyd, Khyati Khanderao, Krish Hariharan, Lakshya Meiyappan, Meher Lahiri Gudipati, Murtaza Siddiqui, Om Gaddad and Tejas Paleti qualified for the Semifinalists due to their substantial scores during the PSAT/NMSQT test and are on their way to become finalists. "I believe we find out [the finalists] in February,” senior Meher Lahiri Gudipati said. “So I guess we're just looking forward to it."](https://eaglenationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/national-merit-300x200.webp)
