Pleasanton High School puts homecoming festivities in high gear for 'Roadtrip'

Candidates for 2026 Pleasanton High School Courtwarming queen and king include, from left, Brayden Johnson Maria Neal-Cox with escort Brayden Johnson, Olive Skipper with escort Aiden Patrick, and Makaila Thomas with escort Tony Sousley. Crowning of the queen and king will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday when the Pleasanton Blu-Jays host Southeast Cherokee at Blu-Jay stadium. (Photo by Simply by Aubin)

"Roadtrip to a PHS Win" is the theme for the homecoming activities this week for Pleasanton High School. With events beginning Monday, the week's activities will conclue with a pep rally, a parade down Main Street, the crowning of the 2026 homecoming queen and king and a dance on Friday, Oct. 9.

In addition to wear-a-hat-all-day for a $1 donation each day Monday through Friday, the "roadtrip" includes cuvrves that include pajama day, cowboy/cowgirl day, beach day, New York fashion day and finally class colors day (see the list of colors in the flyer below).

On Friday following the annual pep assembly in the high school gym, the parade will leave the school at 2:45 p.m. and will travel east on 10th St. to Main Street, turn west at E. Broad Steet and come back down Main Sttree to 10th Street heading back west to PHS.

Friday evening, the homecoming queen and king will be crowned at 6:30 p.m. at the football stadium ahead of the game against Southeast Cherokee. Kickoff is at 7 p.m., and the homecoming dance will follow the game.