Homecoming

Good Monday morning =)

 Fall is the football season, and with it, homecoming. High schools and colleges all across the country are in preparation for the big game. My hometown homecoming is this Friday and of course I will be in the bleachers cheering on my beloved Redskins!! The homecoming tradition is fun and exciting, bonfires, fundraisers, parades,tail-gating, and of course the candidate campaigns. My congratulations goes out to all of you who have made the ballot for court, and also for those of you who did not get nominated. Homecoming is a special event on campus and in the community and it is an honor to take part in the festivities. However, I've seen the past joy of homecoming become overshadowed with all the campaign scheming, cutting up of the competition, and sometimes cheating. Instead of being content and happy with the experience of the big game, homecoming has become essentially, a popularity contest in campaign for the crown. It has begun to resemble a presidential election just without corny you tube videos and commercials. There can only be one king and one queen, but homecoming is not about who takes home the crown. It is about celebrating your friends, family, and community. The people who give 110 percent of their energy on game day and everyday.

Nevertheless, it is an honor to be a member of the court, but you represent more than just your team, you represent generations upon generation of friends,family, and neighbors who have all held the experience of homecoming in their hands and who have kept it in their hearts. Whether you are a member on the field or a fan in the stands, I give you the gold because the title of "king" or "queen," is not as important as the title that you give yourself. You are a part of history in the making and it does not matter if your picture makes the front page in the newspaper or year book. All I can say is enjoy the excitement and experience of homecoming but do not let yourself become discouraged or disappointed when you don't receive the cheap piece of plastic that was ordered out of an catalog.