Homecoming Spirit Week Ideas

Whole-week themes with all five days named, then single days for classes, alumni and the pep rally.

Homecoming Spirit Week Ideas

  1. A Week at the MoviesMonday a western, Tuesday science fiction in silver, Wednesday a mystery in long coats and hats, Thursday a musical in anything that sparkles. Friday is the premiere, dressed up in school colors.
  2. Storybook WeekMonday once upon a time, in pajamas. Tuesday royalty, in paper crowns. Wednesday forest animals, with ears and tails. Thursday heroes, in capes. Friday happily ever after, in school colors.
  3. H-O-M-E WeekSpell HOME, a letter a day: Monday hats, Tuesday overalls or orange, Wednesday mismatched patterns, Thursday exercise gear. Friday everyone is home, in school colors.
  4. Weather Report WeekMonday sunny, in yellow. Tuesday rainy, in raincoats and boots. Wednesday windy, in scarves and wild hair. Thursday snowy, all in white. Friday the forecast is school colors.
  5. Around the Clock WeekMonday morning, in robes and slippers. Tuesday the workday, in ties and blazers. Wednesday after school, in practice gear. Thursday evening, dressed for a fancy dinner. Friday is game night: school colors.

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How it works

These homecoming spirit week ideas are built for the week of the game: one theme carries Monday to Thursday, and Friday is always school colors.

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Homecoming spirit week theme ideas

Road Trip Home Week travels from the beach to the mountains, the desert and the city, and comes home on Friday. Any single day can be traded for one from the class or alumni groups without breaking the theme.

Homecoming week spirit day ideas for alumni and hallways

One group belongs to returning graduates: borrowed letter jackets, the oldest school shirt in the family, a black-and-white photo day. Each hallway theme says what the class wears on judging day.

  • Post the week a full weekend ahead: alumni days need time to borrow a jacket or find a photo.

Questions and answers

What are good homecoming spirit week ideas?

Choose a theme with five linked days, such as Four Seasons Week or Game Night Week. Add one class-against-class day midweek, such as Traffic Light Day, to build toward the pep rally.

What are homecoming spirit week dress up ideas that cost nothing?

Black-and-White Photo Day, Class Year Jersey Day with numbers taped to a plain tee, Split Down the Middle Day in the two school colors, and Footwear by Class Day all use what is already at home.

What are high school homecoming spirit week ideas?

Days that set the four classes against each other. Compass Day, Pattern by Class Day and Float Crew Day give every class its own look, and the pep rally decides the winner.

What does hoco spirit week mean?

Hoco is short for homecoming, the tradition of welcoming graduates back, usually in late September or early October and around a home game. Hoco spirit week is the run of dress-up days before it.

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Whole-week themes 13

  • A Week at the Movies Monday a western, Tuesday science fiction in silver, Wednesday a mystery in long coats and hats, Thursday a musical in anything that sparkles. Friday is the premiere, dressed up in school colors.
  • Around the Clock Week Monday morning, in robes and slippers. Tuesday the workday, in ties and blazers. Wednesday after school, in practice gear. Thursday evening, dressed for a fancy dinner. Friday is game night: school colors.
  • Four Seasons Week Monday winter scarves and mittens, Tuesday spring pastels, Wednesday summer shorts and sunglasses, Thursday fall sweaters in orange and brown. Friday is homecoming season: school colors.
  • Game Night Week Monday playing cards, in red and black with a paper suit. Tuesday checkers, in checks. Wednesday dice, a white tee with black paper dots. Thursday puzzle pieces, each friend group in one color. Friday game day, in school colors.
  • Great Outdoors Week Monday campers in flannel, Tuesday anglers in vests and sun hats, Wednesday gardeners in gloves and flower prints, Thursday beachgoers with towels. Friday the home field: school colors.
  • H-O-M-E Week Spell HOME, a letter a day: Monday hats, Tuesday overalls or orange, Wednesday mismatched patterns, Thursday exercise gear. Friday everyone is home, in school colors.
  • Music Week Monday country, in denim and boots. Tuesday rock, in black tees. Wednesday disco, in anything shiny. Thursday pop, in neon. Friday the marching band: school colors from top to bottom.
  • One Color a Day Week Monday black, Tuesday white, Wednesday denim blue, Thursday neon. On Friday the school colors beat all four.
  • Road Trip Home Week Monday the beach, in sunglasses and sandals. Tuesday the mountains, in flannel and boots. Wednesday the desert, in denim and a wide hat. Thursday the big city, dressed up. Friday home, in school colors.
  • School Subjects Week Monday math, in shirts covered with sums. Tuesday art, in clothes with paint on them. Wednesday science, in goggles and an old white shirt. Thursday gym, in sweatbands. Friday the favorite period of all: the game, in school colors.
  • Storybook Week Monday once upon a time, in pajamas. Tuesday royalty, in paper crowns. Wednesday forest animals, with ears and tails. Thursday heroes, in capes. Friday happily ever after, in school colors.
  • Through the Decades Week Monday the 1950s, Tuesday the 1970s, Wednesday the 1980s, Thursday the 1990s. Friday is this year, in school colors.
  • Weather Report Week Monday sunny, in yellow. Tuesday rainy, in raincoats and boots. Wednesday windy, in scarves and wild hair. Thursday snowy, all in white. Friday the forecast is school colors.

Class against class 11

  • Class Tee Day Each class wears the shirt it designed this year. With no shirt yet, draw the class year on a plain tee in the class color.
  • Class Year Jersey Day Every student tapes the last two digits of the graduation year to a plain tee, front and back, like a team number.
  • Compass Day Classes draw a direction on Monday: north comes in winter coats, south in beach clothes, east in sunrise colors, west in denim and boots.
  • Float Crew Day Each class dresses to match the theme of its parade float, in the paint-spattered clothes from the build nights.
  • Footwear by Class Day Freshmen in slippers, sophomores in boots, juniors in their brightest sneakers, seniors in dress shoes. The rest of the outfit is ordinary.
  • Hats by Class Day One kind of hat for each class: baseball caps, beanies, sun hats and, for the seniors, top hats rolled from black paper.
  • Pattern by Class Day Stripes, plaid, florals and polka dots, one pattern for each class. The loudest hallway takes the points.
  • Sport by Class Day Each class draws a sport and dresses for it: tennis, golf, bowling, swimming. Nobody draws the sport of Friday's game.
  • Time of Day by Class One class in pajamas for morning, one in gym clothes for afternoon, one dressed up for evening, one in dark blue with paper stars for midnight.
  • Traffic Light Day Freshmen in green, sophomores in yellow, juniors in red. Seniors are the checkered flag, in black and white.
  • Tug-of-War Bandana Day Each class ties on a bandana or a strip of cloth in its color, at the wrist, on a bag or through a belt loop, and wears it to the field games.

Alumni and throwback days 10

  • Alumni on Staff Day Teachers and staff who graduated from the school wear their old school gear, and their classes dress to match them.
  • Black-and-White Photo Day Black, white and gray only, like the oldest team photo in the trophy case.
  • Borrowed Letter Jacket Day Wear a graduate's letter jacket, old team sweater or club shirt, with a tag that says whose it was and the class year.
  • Decade of the Trophy Day Choose a trophy or a banner in the hall and dress from the decade engraved on it.
  • Family Homecoming Photo Day Recreate a relative's homecoming or school picture, whatever year it was taken, and bring the picture along.
  • Founding Year Day Dress the way students did the year the school opened. The front office or the first yearbook has the date.
  • Future Alumni Name Tag Day Everyone wears a name tag with a graduation year still to come, the way returning graduates wear theirs at the game.
  • Old Mascot Drawing Day Find the mascot as an old yearbook drew it, and copy that version onto a tee or a sign.
  • Throwback Uniform Day Teams and the band wear jerseys, warm-ups or uniforms from past seasons, borrowed from the storage room with the coach's okay.
  • Vintage School Shirt Day The oldest shirt with the school's name on it that your family can find. Line up by the year printed on it.

School colors and the pep rally 12

  • Class Section Rally Day At the pep rally each class sits together in the shade of the school colors it drew, and the loudest section keeps the spirit stick.
  • Color-Out Friday The whole school in the one main school color from head to toe, so the stands are a single block of it.
  • Game Night Layers For an outdoor game: a scarf, a knit hat and a blanket in school colors over whatever keeps you warm.
  • Homemade Shaker Day A plastic bottle with dried beans inside and school-color tape outside, shaken at the pep rally, with clothes in the same colors.
  • Parade Route Day Dress for the homecoming parade: school colors, a pom-pom made of tissue paper and a bag for the candy.
  • Pep Band Day Dress as the band: a top in a school color, dark pants and a paper plume taped to a cap.
  • Ribbons and Laces Day For a school with uniforms: ordinary clothes, with school-color ribbons in the hair, on the backpack and through the shoelaces.
  • Sign in the Stands Day Each friend group paints one poster for the team and dresses in the poster's colors, so the sign and its holders match.
  • Spirit Overalls Day Old overalls or jeans covered in school-color patches, paint and ribbon, worn to the pep rally and again at the game.
  • Split Down the Middle Day One school color on the left side and the other on the right: two socks, two sleeves, two hair ribbons.
  • Stripe the Stands Day Sections of the bleachers alternate the two school colors. The class or the seat number decides who wears which.
  • Team Tunnel Day Everyone in school colors lines both sides of the hall to make a tunnel for the team on its way to the bus or the field.

Hallway and door themes 13

  • Board Game Hallway Colored paper squares lead from the first door to the last, with giant dice and a Finish sign. Each student wears the color of one square.
  • Campground Hallway Paper trees, a tent in the corner and a tissue-paper campfire. The class wears flannel and hiking boots.
  • Carnival Midway Hallway Striped paper tents, a ticket booth at the entrance and paper balloons. The class wears red and white stripes.
  • City Skyline Hallway Black paper buildings with yellow windows along both walls. The class dresses up for a night in town.
  • Hall of Champions Paper trophies, a banner for every team and a gold paper carpet. The class wears gold or yellow on judging day.
  • Home Sweet Home Doors Each classroom door becomes the front door of a house, with a paper mat, a mailbox and the room number. The class wears the color of its door.
  • Mascot's Den Hallway The hall becomes the mascot's home, a den, a nest or a stable, in school colors. The class wears paper ears, beaks or tails to match.
  • Outer Space Hallway Dark paper, foil stars and planets on strings. The class wears silver, white or black.
  • Road to the Game Hallway A black paper road with yellow lane lines along the wall and road signs counting down to Friday. The class comes as travelers with suitcases.
  • Stadium Lights Hallway Dark paper overhead, rows of paper bulbs and a scoreboard at the far end. The class wears black with one school color.
  • Team Roster Door A paper jersey for every student in the room, each with a name and a number, taped to the door. Wear your number that day.
  • Time Capsule Hallway One locker for each decade of the school, covered in copied yearbook pages. Students dress from the decade of the nearest locker.
  • Welcome Home, Alumni Door A door covered in the graduation years of staff, parents and neighbors who went to the school, with room left to sign. The class wears school colors to greet them.