School spirit was on display Friday afternoon as students from DeKalb County High School celebrated the last day of Homecoming Week with a parade from the school to downtown.
The Tiger football team’s homecoming opponent Friday night was the Hixson Wildcats and the floats in the parade had a Tiger versus Wildcats theme.
The parade featured Homecoming Queen Quincie Paige Winchester and her court, the DCHS Fighting Tiger Band, lots of decorated cars and trucks, county and city law enforcement officers, and fire fighters, among others. The event concluded with a pep rally on the square led by DCHS Football cheerleaders.
The Senior Class took first place with their float called “Seniors Servin’ up Wildcat Soup”
Second place went to the Junior Class with their float called “Whack- A-Wildcat”
The Freshman Class received third place with the theme “Rumble in the Jungle”
Winners of the best decorated vehicles in the parade were: First place-Camry Lou Colvert White; Second place- Martha Webb; and Third place- Alex Meadows. Tanner Davis and Justin Bragg received honorable mention.
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