From Spirit Week and Color Wars to The Great Race, Homecoming is so much more than just a football game at Linfield; it is always one of the highlights of the year!
Spirit Week
The theme this year is Aloha Hoco, and high school students will demonstrate their class pride by participating in class competitions and dressing up according to the week’s theme.
This year’s dress-up days are as follows:
- Monday, October 19 - Take Off (dress in pjs, sunglasses, neck pillow, etc.)
- Also Anything But a Backpack Day (item can not be alive, must fit under a standard desk, can not block aisles, can not be a motorized vehicle/cart)
- Tuesday, October 20 - Lost at Sea (dress as a pirate or mermaid)
- Wednesday, October 21 - Wrong Luggage (dress in snow gear - boots, jackets, beanies, etc.)
- Thursday, October 22 - Tourists in Disguise (dress in a costume but for Hawaii - i.e. Spiderman in board shorts, a minion with a hula skirt, etc.)
- Friday, October 23 - Fruit Punch (dress in class colors)
Color Wars
Students will decorate their hallways for Color Wars on Sunday, October 18. Remember: A class adviser must be present, and you must use painter’s tape. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors are decorating from 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Seniors are decorating from 4:15-6:15 p.m. *Note - Remember there must be at least four students for every parent who helps!
The Great Race
On Friday, October 23, students will get decked out in their class colors and compete in a variety of preliminary events before participating in the Great Race, one of Linfield’s favorite annual traditions, to determine the winner of Spirit Week.
*Note – this is a minimum day for HS students (dismissed when the Great Race finishes- around 12:30). Parents: Unfortunately, we can not accommodate spectators at this time.
Varsity Football vs. Ontario Christian @ 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23
Please make plans to come out to Fox Field and cheer on the Lions as they take on Ontario Christian on Friday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.! This is also Senior Night, and we will also be announcing Homecoming Queen during halftime.
Linfield & Culter Alumni and ALL Linfield family, friends, parents, grandparents, and students (TK-12) --We can't wait to welcome you on campus to join us for the Linfield Homecoming Tailgate at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23. Dinner is FREE --Hot dogs, chips, and a water will be provided. An RSVP is helpful (but not required), so please RSVP here no later than Wednesday, October 21. If you have questions, please contact development@linfield.com.
Linfield & Culter Alumni and ALL Linfield family, friends, parents, grandparents, and students (TK-12) --We can't wait to welcome you on campus to join us for the Linfield Homecoming Tailgate at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23. Dinner is FREE --Hot dogs, chips, and a water will be provided. An RSVP is helpful (but not required), so please RSVP here no later than Wednesday, October 21. If you have questions, please contact development@linfield.com.
Homecoming Dance
The Homecoming Dance will be a semi-formal event held on Saturday, October 24 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. in the Linfield Gym. Tickets will be on sale for $50 from September 17-October 16. They will be $60 at the door.
*Note – tickets will only be available online through October 16 at 11:59 p.m. After that point, they will be $60 at the door on October 24. Purchase tickets here.
*Note – tickets will only be available online through October 16 at 11:59 p.m. After that point, they will be $60 at the door on October 24. Purchase tickets here.
