Elgin Public and Pope John Announce Homecoming Activities

The Elgin Public/Pope John Wolfpack are preparing to celebrate homecoming next week with festivities at both schools.

At Pope John, the week will be filled with various fun dress-up days. The schedule for the week is:
Monday - What The Heck Are You Wearing Day
Tuesday - Class Destination Day
Wednesday - Class Movie/TV Show Day
Thursday - Throwback Thursday
Friday - Spirit Day

The 2016 Royalty will be crowned during a ceremony on Sunday, September 25 at 7 p.m. in the St. Boniface Gym. The sophomore class will then put on various activities the rest of the night. A Wolfpack pep rally will be held on Friday at 2:30 p.m. before the football team takes on Howells-Dodge at 7 p.m. Following the game, their will be a pizza party and dance for the students of both Pope John and Elgin Public.

The 2016 Pope John king candidates are:
Chad Bode, son of Charlie and Shelley, a member of St. Boniface Parish in Elgin.
Justin Funk, son of Ron and Angela, a member of Rural St. John Parish in Clearwater.
Brody Hupp, son of Ben and Jamie, a member of Rural St. John Parish in Clearwater.
Noah Knievel, son of Edward Knievel and Lauren Sheridan-Simonsen, a member of St. Boniface Parish in Elgin.
Miles Schrage, son of Jerry and Tami, a member of St. Bonaventure Parish in Raeville.
James Short, son of Paul and Erin Ruterbories, a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Neligh.

The 2016 Pope John queen candidates are:
Erin Beckman, daughter of Gary and Lori, a member of St. Boniface Parish in Elgin.
Gracie Bullock, daughter of Stephen Bullock and Natalie Bitney, a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Neligh.
Jordan Mescher, daughter of Bill and Teri, a member of St. Boniface Parish in Elgin.
Amy Nelson, daughter of Randy and Diane, a member of St. Boniface Parish in Elgin.
Shantel Preister, daughter of Scott and Kaylyn, a member of St. John the Baptist Parish in Petersburg.
Emily Seier, daughter of Craig and Gini, a member of St. Bonaventure Parish in Raeville.
Elizabeth Selting, daughter of Lynn and Amy, a member of St. Boniface Parish in Elgin.

At Elgin Public, the school will also have various dress-up days, with classes earning points for having the most students dressed up. Their will also be a best-dressed competition each day at lunch. The schedule for Elgin Public is:
Monday - American Day
Tuesday - Beach Day for the high school students and Twin Day for elementary students
Wednesday - Weight Lifter Wednesday for the high school students and Wacky Wednesday for the elementary students
Thursday - Class Color Day. Each class should wear their chosen colors. 
                              - Teachers - Purple
                              - Seniors - Blue
                              - Juniors - White
                              - Sophomores - Orange
                              - Freshman - Camo
                              - 8th Grade - Black
                              - 7th Grade - Red
                - For the elementary students, it is Sports Day
Friday - Spirit Day

There will also be a Sidewalk Chalk Decorating Contest, Poster Contest and a Class Cheer.

Coronation will be held on Wednesday, September 28 at 7 p.m. in the school's gym.

The 2016 Elgin Public king candidates are:
Nicholas Iburg
Austin Dohmen
Kenneth Bush
Geoffrey Carr
AJ Getzfred

The 2016 Elgin Public queen candidates are:
Elianne Heilhecker
Baylee Wemhoff
Katelyn Copeland
Zoey Bergman
Kelsey Welding