Sophomore Class Wins Float Competition in DCHS Homecoming Parade

Students from DeKalb County High School celebrated the last day of Homecoming Week with a parade Friday afternoon.
The Tiger football team’s homecoming opponent Friday night is the White County Warriors and the floats in the parade had a Tiger versus Warriors theme.
The parade featured Homecoming Queen April Hale 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 Sophomore Class took first place with their float called “Tigers Flush the Warriors” featuring a large “stuffed” toilet with the legs of a White County Warrior Football player sticking up as he is being flushed. The float was complete with large “toilet paper” and holder along with a “Tiger Bowl”.
The Senior Class won second place with their float called “Tigers Wipe Out the Warriors”. This float displayed a beach scene including a Tiger on a surf board with waves, a Warrior player under the board, an umbrella, sand, and beach chairs.
Third place went to the Freshman float with the theme “Dominate the Warriors” This float had a large chariot with a Tiger driving, Greek columns, two Tiger football players, and two Warrior football players.
The FCCLA Club took fourth place for their float called “Tigers Knock out the Warriors” featuring a Tiger hospital scene with a Warrior on a stretcher, a syringe to give a shot, a hammer to knock him out, and lots of doctors and nurses
The Junior Class received fifth place for their float “Wound the Warriors”. This float had a large stuffed Tiger paw with a White County Warrior football player laying under the paw and an ax in his back.
The FFA also had a float with hay bales and club members riding along.
Winners of the best decorated vehicles in the parade were: First place- Kristen Puckett; Second place- Weston Rhody; and Third place- Jessica Cantrell
Fluty’s and Liberty State Bank tied to win the Homecoming Business Decorations Contest.