The streets from the softball fields to downtown Cleveland spilled over with Clipper pride Friday afternoon as the homecoming parade streamed through.
The procession was led by the seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade marching band. Legions of elementary students, bearing signs praising the prowess of the Clipper football team, followed. The parade featured the homecoming royalty and an entry from the six high school grades and Cleveland Fire & Rescue vehicles.
Before the procession, students rallied at a pep fest in the new gym. Activities director Walker Froehling brought up all the football and volleyball captains to talk about their season. He also recognized the cross country team, the tennis team and the Clipper Rising Voices youth choir. The pep band added to the festive atmosphere.
Above: Homecoming king Carson Lyons and queen Kaitlyn Flowers
The Elementary Student Council, advised by Shanna Roloff (left), had Clipper swag for sale all week.
Led by director Erik Hermanson, the pep band cranked up the energy at the pep fest.
The homecoming royalty was introduced at the pep fest. It includes, from L-R, emcees Sajen Grandaw and Tanner Simonette; court members Taylor McCabe, Caleb Connor, Amelia Chmiel, Aiden Domras, Delaney Thompson and Braeden Smith; and queen Kaitlyn Flowers and king Carson Lyons.
Homecoming queen Kaitlyn Flowers with Taylor Wolf. In the back are Taylor McCabe, Amelia Chmiel and Delaney Thompson.
Pep band banner
Pep band
Pep band
Volleyball captains Taylor McCabe, Jocelyn Kortuem and Delaney Thompson
Football captains Carson Lyons, Jack Shouler, Tanner Simonette and Braeden Smith
Third grader with orange sunglasses
Second-grade teacher Malorie Wyman poses with one of her students before the parade.
Second graders show off their signs before the parade.
Pep band members Kylie Wobbrock and Bella Baker await the start of the parade.
Sixth-grade boys and their banner before the parade.
Fifth-grade girls and their banner before the parade.
Fifth-grade girls and their banner before the parade.
Fifth-grade girls and their banner before the parade.
Sixth-grade girls before the parade
Fourth grader with her sign before the parade
Seventh grade trumpeters Kennedy Dauk, Jayda Roemhildt, Blair Voit, Adli Hoisington and Breanna Bosse await the start of the parade.
Bella Baker readies for the parade.
Emmy Miller plays a couple of notes on her flute before the parade.
Kendall Kern waits for the start of the parade.
Seventh grader Lucy Smith
Eighth-grade trumpeters Jose Castro Arntson, Lincoln Ernsting, Riley Domras, Abel Hastings and Charles Mons warm up before the parade.
Sixth-grade girls before the parade
The pep band led the parade
Seventh grader Ollie Edwards on the flute.
Eighth grader Khloe McCabe on the trumpet
Sixth graders
Fifth graders
Second graders
Third graders
Third graders
Coronation emcees Tanner Simonette and Sajen Grandaw
Homecoming court members Braeden Smith and Delaney Thompson
Homecoming court members Caleb Connor and Taylor McCabe with the second-grade prince and princess
Homecoming court members Amelia Chmiel and Aiden Domras
Seventh graders Robert Hammermeister, Hans Tackett and Clarence Roe.
Seventh-graders on their entry
Freshman float
Freshman float
The sophomore float had a tropical flair
The juniors didn’t have a float, so they covered the parade route on foot.
Juniors
Seniors Liviana Lee, Neenah Lassiter and Taylor Wolf
Seniors Zayden Linder, Sam Ternes, Charlie Perkins and Jack Shouler
Seniors Gabriel Bedner, Koralie Edwards, Leia Ross and Norah Ross.
Seniors Isabel Buesing, Keira Schipper, Melia Sathoff, Maile Meissner and Kayleigh Segler; paraprofessional Jenny Blank and senior Kylie Poepping
Carrying Cassidy Block’s CHS whimsical letters in the parade has been a fourth-grade tradition since 2021.