Pleasantville and Melcher-Dallas High Schools have announced their homecoming courts and events for this week.

The 2023 homecoming court for Pleasantville High School includes:

Brayden Kennedy, Dominic Gooch, Eli Dawson, Carter Bingham, Jury Ellis, Trent Jolly, and Caleb Cook, Juanita Lopez, Lillian Mason, Ella Clark, Leah Adreon, Rhya Cowden, Madilyn Rowson, and Mallory Thorpe. 

Pleasantville’s homecoming events include a parade at 6 p.m. on Thursday, followed by a pep rally, the king and queen coronation, and powder puff football games. The homecoming dance will take place Friday night after the conclusion of the Trojans football game against Sigourney Keota in the high school cafeteria.

This year’s homecoming court at Melcher-Dallas High School includes:

Crownbearers River Miller and Gage Ripperger

Freshmen attendants – Emma Ripperger and Leo Schrader

Sophomore attendants – Sophie Lamb and Gavyn Thordarson

Junior attendants – Haylie Hendrickson and Ryan Heaton

Senior King Candidates – Kael Caikoski, Mason DeJong, Zeb Enfield, Trevor Hoch and Kyle Russell

Senior Queen Candidates – Paetyn Anderson, Kamryn Hendrickson, Karsyn Mateer, Brooklyn Metz and Alyse Wadle.

Melcher-Dallas will hold ironman and powder puff football games at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. On Thursday, they will hold a jersey auction and booster club membership drive from 5-7 p.m., with the king and queen coronation following at 7 p.m. A pep rally will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, and the parade is set for 2 p.m. The Saints football team hosts Lamoni at 7 p.m. Friday, with the homecoming dance taking place at the high school after the game.