Five festive days of Milford High School spirit prepared the students for the activities ahead. The school day Friday, Oct. 8 finally came to an end and students rushed out the doors.

Different school organizations, such as Spanish Club and DECA, gathered together for a parade in downtown Milford to pump up everybody for the Homecoming game that night, along with the Homecoming dance Saturday.

The parade was centered around the Varsity football team. They were the first to walk down Main Street. “Every year, we see the parade as a distraction before the game,” Senior and Varsity football player Gavin Long said. “This parade was run so smoothly, it helped us get excited to go out to blow out the Pinckney Pirates.”

There wasn’t one spot downtown where a person wasn’t standing around waiting for the parade to start. Students, parents, and even teachers were clapping and cheering the entire time. The participation is only one example of Milford High School’s spirit. Class floats were also a huge part of the parade.

Student council members of each class worked hard to build their class floats. The seniors placed first, sophomores placed second, the juniors placed third, and the freshmen placed fourth. The senior float was a carousel.

One sign on the float said, “Welcome To The Show!” While the second one said, “The Greatest Show On Earth!” Class of 2012 was impressed by the hard work and dedication their student council members put into the float.

Senior Student Council member Zoe Berg said, “It took a lot out of school effort and work along with tedious amount of attention to detail. We worked for hours throughout the summer planning and making vital decisions and our hard work truly paid off because we ended up winning the competition and it never felt so good.”

The parade was a huge success in getting everyone together to celebrate the start of a new school year and to prepare everyone for the long weekend that awaited them.

The following day, Milford High School held the Homecoming dance. According to students, Homecoming this year was more successful than Winterfest last year. “I didn’t even want to go to Homecoming this year,” said Senior Ally Hittinger. “Last year made me feel it was going to be a waste of money.”

Winterfest last year was disastrous. Many students revolted against the lights being left on by going to the parking lot and creating a new dance, where it was dark. Cars were surrounding the new dance floor until a police officer was seen and students then rushed to leave.

According to Vice Principal Eric Dziobak, “Lights have always been a concern.” He agrees that the lights may have been too bright last year, but teachers don’t have the control to turn them off. “The fire marshal doesn’t like total darkness because it is a safety hazard,” said Dziobak. On the plus side, Dziobak said that the DJ for Homecoming had a huge impact on the enthusiasm of the crowd this year.

He believes that the DJ also took part in the reason why lights weren’t as frowned upon. “We are going to try to get the same DJ for Winterfest, depending on his schedule.” Dziobak said. Class of 2015 had no idea that Homecoming week was that intense.

“Homecoming wasn’t even comparable to middle school dances,” stated Amanda Sinishtaj. “I can’t even wait to see what else high school has in store for me.” Homecoming and the parade were two great ways to start off the school year and welcome the class of 2015 to Milford High School.