With the addition of the first prom in May 2022, Mount Madonna School (MMS) students enjoyed a tradition that has long been part of the high school experience for many young people. Next, the Student Government Association (SGA) worked together to add one more “familiar” tradition to Mount Madonna’s annual roster – Homecoming and “Hallow-Week” festivities. This celebration of school spirit continues this month!
Homecoming includes a friendly “points” competition between middle and high school classes. For each Homecoming event, students can earn points for their class through participation. Points will be tallied by the Student Government Association and the Homecoming Cup will be presented during the Halloween dance on October 25.
Homecoming and Hallo-Week Activities:
Wednesday, Oct. 16
High School Girls Volleyball Senior Night and Senior Citizen Dress-Up Day
JV match, 5:00pm | varsity match, 6:30pm | SGA will be selling food, drinks and snacks at this event.
Students can earn Homecoming points by coming to cheer on the MMS Hawks! Although the seniors being honored are high school seniors; students are invited to dress up (for school that day and at Senior Night) as senior citizens; Each class will earn homecoming points based on the percentage of their class participation.
The Senior Night honoring will take place just before the start of the varsity match
“Chloe, Emi and Lagi have done a fantastic job of representing the school over the past four years,” commented coach and High School Athletic Director PK McDonald (’04). “On Senior Night we will celebrate their hard work and dedication; it’s also your last chance to watch this year’s girls volleyball team play at home. Please come and show your support of our seniors and our volleyball team as they take the court against Aptos High School. Go Hawks!”
Go Hawks! #HawkPride!
Monday, Oct. 21
Hawk Pride Day and Game Night
Students are encouraged to show their school spirit by wearing the school colors of blue and white, along with other Hawks pride gear. The more people in each middle and high class who dress up, the more points earned.
Game Night will be hosted at the upper Hawks’ Nest gym from 3:25-5:30pm and all sixth through twelfth grade students are invited to participate. This event is free. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to nominate homecoming royalty that evening! Please note, parents are responsible for transportation to/from the game night.
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Rhyme Without A Reason (RWOAR) Day
Small groups of students (typically two) are invited to dress up as two rhyming words. Some fun examples are Post Malone and traffic cone; army and Barbie; Santa and Fanta, Slim Shady and old lady; class participation earns homecoming points! Please remember to keep your creativity school-appropriate!
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Student-Teacher Swap Day
On this day students are encouraged to dress up as their teachers, while teachers are invited to dress up as their students. Grades with the most teacher-like outfits will win points for their class.
Thursday, Oct. 24
Wear Your Class Spirit Color Day and First through Twelfth Grade Lunch Picnic and Freeze Tag Game and Middle/High School Pep Rally
Students, show your Hawk Pride and wear your class’ assigned spirit color:
Seniors: camo; Juniors: gray; Sophomores: brown; Freshmen: hot pink
Eighth grade: black; Seventh grade: purple; Sixth grade: white
Fifth grade: blue; Fourth grade: green; Third grade: yellow; Second grade: orange; First grade: red; Kindergarten: rainbow/tie-dye
Classes with the most participation will win homecoming points.
First through twelfth grade students will gather for a school lunch picnic hosted by SGA in the middle school quad; students are encouraged to enjoy lunch together in mixed-grade groups. During this lunch period students will play a fun, mixed-grade game of freeze tag hosted by SGA.
“I’m excited that SGA can create events that can bring buddies of different grades together,” said Student Government Association President Amelie Zands. ‘Students dressed in their class spirit color will add to the festive homecoming feeling and make it easier to identify each person’s grade level,”
Additionally, middle and high school students are invited to participate in pep rally activities including the lip sync battle and menstrual product pyramid hosted by That’s on Period Project during fourth and fifth periods (12:10-1:45pm) in the upper Hawks’ Nest gym. Students are invited to bring in packages of menstrual products to stack. The class with the largest tower of products will win points for their class.
Friday, Oct. 25
Halloween Costumes Day and Middle/High School Halloween Dance
Students are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to school; this is a final chance for each class to earn homecoming points. Please remember to keep your creativity school-appropriate!
A Halloween dance will be held in the Assembly Room to wrap up the exciting week of homecoming festivities and begin Hallo-week. The dance begins at 7:00pm, and ends at 9:00pm for middle school students, and 10:00pm for high school students. Admission is $5 with a costume, or $7 without.
Permission slips are required for all MMS and non-MMS students; permission slips can be picked up in the MMS office or downloaded from the link below. Please note, completed permission slips must be turned in to the school office by or before Wednesday, October 23.
During the dance, the class which has earned the most points during Homecoming Week will be awarded the Homecoming Cup; The 2024 homecoming royalty will also be announced!
Halloween Dance permission slip, for all MMS and non-MMS students (downloadable pdf)
Monday, Oct. 28
Trunk-or-Treat and Fright Hike
Trunk-or-Treat is an all-school event at the upper campus overlook beginning at 5:30pm. The Model United Nations (MUN) club will sell food, drinks and treats, with proceeds helping to support their participation in the upcoming Stanford University MUN Assembly.
Please note, the Scholastic Book Fair will be open for shopping during the Trunk-or-Treat event.
The Fright Hike is an outdoor haunted house walk that will feature scary decorations and “live actor-scarers.” This year’s theme is “The Ring,” a favorite SGA horror movie. The hike is open to all students (with parental discretion), parents, teachers and the Mount Madonna Center community to participate in – if they dare to walk the scariest hike of their life!
This event is intended for younger students at the beginning of the night and older students as it gets later. The Fright Hike will start at approximately 6:00pm and will last into the dark of night, around 8:00 pm. There is an entrance fee of $5 per person for all participants on their first run, and $2 for every run thereafter.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Lower School Halloween Parade, Assembly and Performances at Upper Campus
This family-friendly is open to the school community! Lower school students should wear their Halloween costumes to school. Students in class groups will parade around the upper campus, and then share performances and games, including a game of “Freeze Dance,” in the Assembly Room. Parents are invited to attend; costumes optional. 9:00-11:00am.
Please note: on this morning, the Scholastic Book Fair will be open for shopping in the MMS library.
Thank you to MMS students and to the Student Government Association for leading this effort to create a fun, spirit-building Homecoming celebration for the whole Mount Madonna School community. Thank you, as well, to POMMS (Parents of Mount Madonna Students) for help in supporting these activities.
Thank you, as well, to the Student Government Association for creating and sharing the spirit graphics included with this story.
Homecoming and Hallo-Week Schedule of Activities (downloadable pdf)
