Plans have been announced for the annual Charleston High School homecoming parade and homecoming football game.
The CHS homecoming parade, “A Night to Remember,” will be Thursday, Oct. 8. The parade begins promptly at 5 p.m. on East Walnut Street. Participants of the parade are to arrive no later than 4 p.m. in order to line up for the parade route.
The parade will showcase CHS homecoming maids, CHS band, football players, cheerleaders, student organizations, former graduating classes and members of the community.
Grand marshal will be East Tallahatchie School Superintendent Raymond Russell.
Former classes, community members and organizations interested in participating in the parade are asked to contact Assistant Principal Ja’Net Blackmon at CHS at 662-647-5359 or email jblackmon@etsdk12.org.
The parade starts on East Walnut Street, and heads down South Market Street to the hospital. It will loop around the hospital’s parking lot and turn left on West Cypress Street. It will turn right onto South Franklin Street beside Family Dollar Store, where it will then turn right onto West Main Street. From there, the parade will travel around the court square and down Cossar Boulevard. All participants will turn right onto South Cossar Street and end at the former National Guard armory.
The annual homecoming football game will be played Friday, Oct. 9, at Tiger Stadium on the CHS campus. Charleston will host the Leland High School Cubs in the opener of Region 3-2A action. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
