Cheyenne Stapleton is crowned Homecoming Queen at last year’s Homecoming game against West Point. | Richard Hollingsworth

Homecoming may be one game during the football season, but Hartselle celebrates the occasion all week long. 

The festivities start with a kickoff event in the Hartselle High School auditorium presenting all the Homecoming maids from each grade with their escort. The nine Homecoming attendants will be announced at the end of the night, which were voted on by their classmates.

All week, students will be working on lawn decorations for each grade that encourage the Tigers wo beat the Red Raiders. These will be judged Friday morning.

An all-girl Powder Puff football game will be Tuesday, and the classes will battle it out in a competition of athleticism, teamwork and smarts on Thursday.

The competitions, dress up days and school spirit will culminate with Hartselle’s game against Decatur. The Homecoming Queen will be announced at halftime.

Homecoming week offers something for everyone. It fosters school spirit and friendly competition among classmates, but in the end it ensures everyone is cheering for the Tigers.

Schedule of Events

Monday- Sept. 15

HC Kickoff event in the auditorium at 6:30 p.m.

Attendants named at the end of the night

Tuesday- Sept. 16

Powder Puff games begin at 5:30 p.m. at J.P. Cain

Thursday- Sept. 18

Battle of the Classes (HHS Gym) – 9:30 a.m.

Friday- Sept. 19

Lawn Decoration judging before school

Homecoming Pep Rally at 2 p.m.

Alumni Dinner at stadium at 5-7 p.m.

Game v Decatur at 7 p.m. – Queen crowning at half

King Candidates

NHS-Johnston McCutcheon

HOSA-Cooper Wright

Chorus-Peyton Hammack

Tiger Buddy-Tate Mathis

Interact-Cam Johns

FBLA-Aguedo Gonzalez

DECA-Mason Pettey

Senior Girls-Holden Langston

FFA- Mason Towers

Tennis-Josiah Lanier

FTA-Blake Wilhite

JV Cheer-Jaylon Jackson

Varsity Cheer-Jamal Jackson

Baseball-Rylee Wilson

Color Guard-Brad Gentle

Golf-Connor Pheny

Office Asst.-Stone Reparsky

Theatre 2-Ashton Quattlebaum

Theatre 1-Dakota Hill

Ambassadors-Curtis Russell

Key Club-Mason McGee

JV Football-Luke Southerland

Varsity football-Mykel Welch

JV Boys Basketball-Dolan Golden

Varsity Boys Basketball-Casen Wallace

Boys Soccer-Josh Pohl

Girls Soccer-Ben Sexton

Volleyball-Collins Hanners

Cross Country-Chase Barrett

Mu Alpha Theta-Jake Nelson

Journalism-Collin Reeves

Varsity Girls Basketball-Nic James

Spanish Club- Blaine Williams

Journalism- Collin Reaves

Varsity Girl’s Basketball- Nic James

Homecoming Maids

12th grade

Lauren Allen

Jordan Barbrey

Katy-Beth Bole

Hanna Brown

Mally Coleman

Caroline Crow

Lauren Ellis

Mary Filiatrault

Claire Forsythe

Polly Glenn

Jada Hayes

Marisa Holyoak

Holly Hunter

Ali Kent

Abby Kuykendall

Nicolette LaMaison

Sarah Logan

Molly Mayfield

Nikki Nolin

Caroline Partlow

Cherish Pharez

Jayla Potts

Allie Roden

Stephanie Roman

Sydney Sneed

Mary Claire Swann

Morgan Ward

Taylor Wascavage

Gracie Wilbanks

Madison Williams

11th grade

Maggie Akers

Holly Blankenship

Reagan Bowling

Ally Burgess

Hope Cain

Brianna Chapman

Brittani Crumley

Hannah Doss

Sara Faulk

Hannah Garner

Olivia Godsey

Sarah Hand

Makayla Hayes

Kennadi Hogan

Marli Jacob

Hailey Lamar

Aliya Leslie

Sydney May

Zoe Mera

Kaylea Morris

Kat Patrick

Bailey Powell

Virginia Rieger

Ashley Segars

Sloan Sittason

Madison Slaten

Anna Stinson

Aladee Thompson

Sara Winton

Krislyn Wood

10th grade

Micayla Atkins

Gabriellie Bili

Callie Burks

McKenzie Burnett

Maisey Chappell

Grace Anne Clardy

Branningan Crawley

Hannah Dotson

Kelsey-Rose Estrada

Jordan Finn

Katie Gault

Kristen Gerstman

Olivia Hall

Layla Hermes

Katie Johnson

Sarah Johnson

Jasmine Jones

Breanna Knight

Maegan Malkmus

Elizabeth McCutcheon

Kaylee Murphy

Ashley Nolin

Lindsey Owens

Sara Beth Perrin

Jordan Pershin

Cassie Beth Powell

Olivia Reeder

Breanna Spangler

Gabrielle Stout

Kaitlyn Thompson

Hannah Wiley

Megan Zuck

9th grade

Abbie Armes

Katie Beach

Mackenzie Clark

Audrey Dean

Kylie DuBose

Tara Golden

Molly Green

Carrie Hanners

Kayla Harris

Emma Hogan

Lizzie Howse

Anna Catherine Jackson

Natalie King

Raegan Martin

Anna Mathis

Alexus Page

Kenzie Parker

Shar Payne

Amanda Jane Pride

Daphney Shelton

Victoria Shelton

Anna Spangler

Alexis Steenson

Kayla Twilley

Brooklyn Wallace

Raegan Whitehead

Caroline Williams

Emma Wilson

Kelly Wooley