My Fulbright Exchange Experiences: HOME COMING AND THE SPIRIT WEEK !!!

Homecoming is an annual tradition of the United States. People, towns, high schools and colleges come together, usually in late September or early October, to welcome back alumni and former residents. When celebrated by schools, the activities vary widely. However, they usually consist of a football game played on a school's home football field, activities for students and alumni, a parade featuring the school's marching band and sports teams, and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen (and at many schools, a Homecoming King). A dance commonly follows the game.
Traditions
Homecoming Court
The Homecoming Court is a representative group of students that, in a coeducational institution, consists of a King and Queen, and possibly Prince(s) and Princess(es). In a single-sex institution, the Homecoming Court will usually consist of only a King and Princes (for a male school) or a Queen and Princesses (for a female school), although some schools may choose to join with single-gender schools of the opposite gender to elect the Homecoming Court jointly.

Generally, the King and Queen are students completing their final years of study at their school (also called seniors), while the Prince and Princess are Juniors(11th grade). Duke and Duchess are from the 10th grade called Sophmers and Lord and Lady from Freshmen (9th grade). Classmates traditionally nominate students who have done a lot to contribute to their school, then students vote for members of the Court from the nominees. Once the Homecoming Court candidates are announced, the entire student body votes for the Queen and King. The voting is often conducted by secret ballot.
The school, crown their royalty at the Homecoming football game. Often, the previous year's Queen and King are invited back to crown their successors.
Dress-up days
Throughout the week, many schools engage in special dress-up days, sometimes called "Spirit Week", where students are allowed to wear clothing suitable to the theme leading to the homecoming. Students traditionally wear clothing with their school's name, or clothing and makeup of their school's colors on Friday.
At our school, this week, from Oct 10th to 14th is celebrated as the Spirit Week.

Spirit Week - October 10th through October 14th
This week’s Spirit Days are:
Monday - Class Colors Day
Tuesday - Multiplicity Day
Wednesday - Wild West
Thursday - R.I.P. Berkley Bears
Friday - Maroon Mania
There will be prizes this year for “Best Dressed”.