Homecoming 2026

Homecoming Dance: Saturday, September 26, 7 - 10 PM @ SHS Commons

Homecoming Game vs. Hendersonville: Friday, October 2, 7 PM (Court @ 6:30 PM)

Banner Decoration: Sunday, September 27, 1 - 4 PM @ SHS Commons

Float Decoration: Monday - Thursday, September 28 - October 1, 5 - 9 PM @ various sites

Parade: Friday, October 2, 9 AM

Powderpuff Tournament: Friday, October 2, during lunch @ SHS football field

Lip Sync Battle: Friday, October 2, during lunch in the auditorium

This is the special schedule we will run on Friday, October 2, for Homecoming Day! Note the extended lunch period, where we will have food trucks, activities, Powderpuff, and Lip Sync Battle!

Class Themes

Seniors: New York, NY

Juniors: Paris, France

Sophomores: London, UK

Freshmen: Venice, Italy

Dress-Up Days

Monday, September 28: Pre-trip Day (wear your PJs)

Tuesday, September 29: Tacky Tourist Day (any travel outfit or apparel related to a city or destination)

Wednesday, September 30: Lost Luggage Day (anything but a backpack...but you have to be able to carry it up the stairs!)

Thursday, October 1: Travel Buddy Day (dress with a twin or a group)

Friday, October 2: Summit Out for Homecoming Day!

• Saturday, September 26, 7 - 10 PM in the SHS Commons
• Enter through the front door by the front office and flagpoles.
• All WCS and SHS policies will be enforced.
• Dress is semi-formal.
• Tickets are $15 each and may be bought on GoFan (link below).
• Each SHS student is permitted up to one outside date.
• Must be a current high school student...no middle schoolers, no graduates, no dropouts!
• Must fill out the form below by Wednesday, September 23!
• Must buy a ticket for the Outside Date!
• Outside Date must bring some form of photo ID to the dance! See the form for details!

This is taking place AT the dance! See the flyer to sign up!

The parade will take place Friday, October 2, 2026. All parade vehicles will have an assigned number (which will be communicated in advance of the day), and they will park in the numbered parking space (between 4 PM on 10/1 and 8 AM on 10/2) until it is time to move. They should be in the lot waiting on students to meet them by 8:15 AM. Students will join drivers in the bus loop around 8:45 with a goal of leaving around 9:00 AM. The parade will begin at Summit High School, proceed to Allendale Elementary (arrival time ~9:15-9:30 AM), then to Chapman's Retreat Elementary (arrival time ~9:45-10:00 AM), then to Spring Station Middle School (arrival time ~10:15 AM). It will end at Summit High School around 10:30 AM. See the map below for more information.

1. Pull out of the SHS bus loop parking lot and head down Austin's Way (formerly Twin Lakes Drive) toward Buckner Lane.
2. Turn left on Buckner Lane and head south.
3. Turn right on Maleventum Way, heading through Benevento East.
4. Turn left on Hurt Road.
5. Turn right on Prescott Way.
6. Loop through Allendale Elementary.
7. At the end of the Allendale loop, cut straight through to Crenshaw Court.
8. Turn left on Augusta Trace Drive.
9. Turn left on Duplex Road.
10. Turn right on Ferguson Road.
11. Go through Chapman's Retreat Elementary and continue onto Secluded Lane.
12. Cross Duplex Road onto Chapman's Crossings, going through Chapman's Crossings and the back of Wade's Grove.
13. Turn left on Spring Station Drive.
14. Drive by Spring Station Middle School.
15. Take a right by the tennis courts to continue back to Summit High School.
16. Go around Summit High School on the east side to return to the bus loop.

• Sunday, September 27, 1 - 4 PM in the Commons
• Park in the teacher lot, enter through the front doors by the flagpoles!
• We NEED artists! If you have vision or ability, consider showing up and getting involved!
• Want to help plan the banner? Contact your class president to weigh in! Names below!

• Monday - Thursday, September 28 - October 1, 5 - 9 PM
• ANY SHS student can help decorate their class's float!
• Food will be provided each night at float building sites!
• You may get service hours for helping with floats IF you aren't a Student Council member!
• Locations vary by class: see below!

Seniors: 2681 Thompson's Station Road E, Thompson's Station, TN 37179

Juniors: 863 Old Military Road, Spring Hill, TN 37174 (keep going until you get to the red barn!)

Sophomores: 5100 Heron Hill Lane, Thompson's Station, TN 37179

Freshmen: 2280 Lewisburg Pike, Franklin, TN 37064

Click on the appropriate link below to sign up!

Freshman Refreshments Sign-Up

Sophomore Refreshments Sign-Up

Junior Refreshments Sign-Up

Senior Refreshments Sign-Up

This is where each class prepares tissue paper and other materials for its float! All students are invited to their grade's flower party!

Seniors

When: Sunday, September 20, 1 - 5 PM

Where: 2681 Thompson's Station Road E, Thompson's Station, TN 37179

Juniors

When: Monday, September 14, 4 - 8 PM

Where: 1402 Carmack Lane, Spring Hill, TN 37174

Sophomores

When: Saturday, September 12, 1 - 4 PM

Where: 3546 Creamery Bridge Road, Thompson's Station, TN 37179

Freshmen

When: Sunday, September 20, 2 - 5 PM

Where: Summit High School, Room A209 (Ms. Wascher's room)

• A four-team tournament (one team per grade)
• Takes place during the extended lunch on Homecoming Day!
• Separate from official, TSSAA-sponsored flag football (that's in the spring)
• All girls are invited to participate with their class!

...reach out to your class's Homecoming sponsor for information on when and where practices will take place! Also, be sure you download and print the pages attached below, get them signed by your parents, and bring them to the first practice. You can't participate or even practice without them!

Class Sponsors

Seniors: Mrs. Crutcher (christina.crutcher@wcs.edu)

Juniors: Ms. Edwards (jessica.edwards@wcs.edu)

Sophomores: Mr. Moriarty (david.moriarty@wcs.edu)

Freshmen: Ms. Kuwada (kylie.kuwada@wcs.edu)

If you have any questions about Powderpuff in general, reach out to Ms. Wascher at lauren.wascher@wcs.edu or visit her in her classroom, C209!

• Friday, October 2, 12:30 PM, in the auditorium!
• During the extended lunch on Homecoming Day!
• All participants must fill out the Microsoft Form below by Friday, September 18 (deadline has been extended!!!), to participate.
• Groups can choreograph their own performance or sign up to have the dance classes/National Dance Honor Society provide choreography for them.
• There is a mandatory rehearsal during lunch on Thursday, October 1, at lunch in the auditorium.
• Students who want to watch the performance can buy a ticket for $6 on GoFan (link below!) or with cash at the door.

In honor of the Fall Play, Little Women, which takes place at SHS the SAME WEEKEND as the Homecoming Dance, the International Thespian Society (ITS) and the STARS Leadership Council are collaborating to put on a book drive through Ghostlight Books during Homecoming!

Drop off any books you'd like to donate in bins on the E hallway outside the auditorium between Monday, September 21, and Friday, October 2! The classes that give the most books will receive points in the Homecoming Class Competition!

Thursday, September 24, 7 PM

Friday, September 25, 7 PM

Sunday, September 27, 2 PM

All in the SHS auditorium!

Duke: A.J. Sefton
Duchess: Anna Ratayczak

Seniors
Charlotte Barrett
Emmy Estep
Jovirose Taddeo

Juniors
Addi Azar
Ellie Del Rio

Sophomores
Caitlyn McKernan
Mikaela Lindsay

Freshmen
Ava Simpson
Macy Seagrove

Thursday - Friday, October 1 - 2: All students vote between the three senior members of Court to determine who will be Homecoming Queen. Ranked choice voting will be used to determine the winner. Voting will end at 3 PM on Homecoming Day.

Friday, October 2, 6:30 PM: Homecoming Court Presentation & Crowning of Queen

The class competition this year will involve scoring points in five different ways:

• Best-Dressed

• Follow Student Council on Instagram at shs.studentcouncil to vote on best dressed each day during Homecoming Week!

• Best-Dressed each day: 15 points for that person's class

• Powderpuff Tournament

• Champion: 30 points

• Runner-up: 20 points

• Semifinalists: 10 points each

• Banner Decorating

• Staff members will vote, ranking the banners based on a combination of overall appeal, creativity, and adherence to theme.

• 1st Place Class: 20 points

• 2nd Place Class: 15 points

• 3rd Place Class: 10 points

• 4th Place Class: 5 points

• Float Decorating

• Staff members will vote, ranking the floats based on a combination of representations of theme, grade level, Summit, and Lincoln County; tissue paper coverage; and overall impression.

• 1st Place Class: 30 points

• 2nd Place Class: 20 points

• 3rd Place Class: 10 points

• 4th Place Class: 5 points

• Pep Rally participation (and volume!)

• 1st Place Class: 20 points

• 2nd Place Class: 15 points

• 3rd Place Class: 10 points

• 4th Place Class: 5 points

• Book Drive
• 1st Place Class: 20 points
• 2nd Place Class: 15 points
• 3rd Place Class: 10 points
• 4th Place Class: 5 points

We will announce the winners at the conclusion of the Court presentation at the football game on Homecoming Day!

1st Place: On Friday, November 20, the winning class will have an extended lunch (class meeting and lunch time combined) in the gym together. We will show a movie, and you can enjoy some community right before Thanksgiving Break.

2nd Place: On Friday, October 9, the second-place class will be released at 9:35 instead of 9:43 for their break, meaning that they will have an 18-minute break that day.