Homecoming, to a lot of people, is clearly a big deal. Between the football game and the dance, you’ll catch plenty bursting with excitement, especially with all of the homecoming proposals.

Decorating the hall this year is on October 1, the football game is beginning on October 7, and the dance is on October 8. The dance will start at 9 p.m., and ending at 12 a.m.. The price for the tickets have yet to be decided, however you can buy them at the ASB office. If you plan to bring somebody from another school, you need to get a guest pass from the ASB office as well.

The dance gets quite popular, usually holding between 600-650 students. The football game also gets pretty packed, with people supporting their school, decked out in cougar gear. This year we play against Central Kitsap.

In 1996 on October 7, Capital High School football played against Central Kitsap. This year is the twentieth reunion of the class of 1996, which was the last class to win state for football. Before the game on October 8, the coaches plan on having a ceremony for the football players of that year.

The theme for homecoming this year is Sleepless in Seattle, a 1993 movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. A man moves to Seattle with his son and talks to a woman over a talk-radio program to find a new wife after the death of his own in order to make his son happy. A reporter in Baltimore, played by Meg Ryan, is on the other end. They begin to fall in love, however problems arise.

The hallways are being decorated too, of course. The freshman hall will use the theme of the Seattle Center, the sophomore hall will be Seattle Sports teams, the junior hall will be Seattle Waterfront, and the senior hall will be decorated like Pike Place Market. They do need volunteers to help with the halls on October first.

When asked if there have been any issues with homecoming, Ms. Elam, the leadership teacher who also deals with homecoming, originally replies, ‘none’, but changes her answer soon after.

“How hot it gets is definitely an issue,” Elam states, “There is also a lot of dirty dancing.” Stacy Sharp, the ASB secretary, agrees that an issue would be dirty dancing.

“Homecoming used to be about the Alumni coming [to the games]. I don’t see that at Capital.” Sharp adds on.

“I think it’s a good opportunity to support the school and school spirit. I wish there was a better way to include all kids, whether students were comfortable with going alone instead of the typical boy/girl,” Cleveringa says.