Homecoming
September 26-Oct 1We've Got Spirit-How 'Bout You?
Dress code is in effect during Homecoming; modest dress is still expected and required of all
students. It is a privilege to have a full week of celebrating with dress up days. All outfits for
Spirit Days should be appropriate for ALCS as a Christian school.
- Monday: Disney Day – Wear your favorite Disney gear today.
- Tuesday: Country vs. Country Club Day – It’s time to pick a side and dress that
way. Are you on team country or team country club? Dress in your best country
attire or your fancy country club attire. - Wednesday: Generation’s Day – See the generation assignments below and have
fun dressing like the generation assigned to your grade.
Staff – dress in the decade you were born
Middle School – dress like your parents
Freshman – dress like toddlers
Sophomores – dress like college students
Juniors – dress like sports parents (soccer moms & dads)
Seniors – dress like a senior citizen
- Thursday: Dress Like a Teacher Day – Maybe you have a favorite teacher or
maybe you want to be a teacher in the future. Now is your time to shine and dress
like a teacher.- TEACHERS & STAFF - Today is your day to be a student again. You get to dress like a student
- Friday: ALCS Challenger Spirit Day – A-L-C-S, say it again now … A-L-C-S! Be bold! Be proud! You are the Challengers, so show your school spirit and rock this place in red, white, and black!
Points will be awarded to each class based on participation.
(Example: 75% participation = 75 points.)
The King and Queen Are.....
We will nominate the Homecoming Court and crown our Homecoming King and Queen.
• Thursday (September 29, 2022) – General Election at HS Lunch
• Friday (September 30, 2022) – Final Election at HS Lunch
• Friday (September 30, 2022) – King & Queen officially crown at the all school Pep Rally
Plan Your Week
Monday, September 26
- Spirit Day – Disney Day
- Challenger Café – support the Seniors (order forms due to the office by 8:30 a.m.
on Thursday, September 22) - MS Pep Club Lunch Competition – lightning @ 11:50 a.m.
- HS Pep Club Lunch Competition – lightning @ 12:40 p.m.
- JV1 Girls Volleyball Tri with Heritage and Parkview at 5:00pm
Tuesday, September 27
- Spirit Day – Country vs. Country Club Day
- Challenger Café – support the Juniors (order forms due to the office by 8:30 a.m.
on Friday, September 23) - Pep Club Activity – 3:35 p.m. – Macho Volleyball (guys play & ladies cheer)
Wednesday, September 28
- Spirit Day – Generation’s Day
- Challenger Café – support the Sophomores (order forms due to the office by 8:30
a.m. on Monday, September 26) - MS Pep Club Lunch Competition – class drawing competition @ 12:20 p.m.
- HS Pep Club Lunch Competition – class drawing competition @ 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 29
- Spirit Day – Dress Like a Teacher Day
- Challenger Café – support the Freshmen (order forms due to the office by 8:30
a.m. on Tuesday, September 27) - Pep Club Activity – 3:35 p.m. – Powder Puff Football (ladies play & guys cheer)
Friday, September 30
- Spirit Day – ALCS Challenger Spirit Day
- Challenger Café – support the Seniors (order forms due to the office by 8:30 a.m.
on Wednesday, September 28) - HS Pep Club Lunch Competition – Minute to Win it – Pie Face @ 12:40 p.m.
- K-12 Pep Rally in the HS gym – 9th period
- Pep Club Volleyball Tournament – 3:35 p.m. - (sign up in advance for a team). Concessions will be available to purchase
• Saturday, October 1
- Homecoming Football Game vs Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah at 12:00 pm
A Little Friendly Competition
- Middle School Lunch Time Competition – There will be a lunch time competition on Monday and
Wednesday. The winning class of the lunch competition will receive 75 points. - High School After School Competitions – There will be a lunch time competition on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. The winning class of the lunch competition will receive 75 points. - Group Class Photo Contest (6th – 12th Grade) – We will award 50 points to the middle school class
and 50 points to the high school class that turns in the coolest whole group class photo. The picture
can be taken on anyone’s device, but in order for it to be counted it must be emailed to
yearbook@alcs.us by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 29th. These photos will be judged by Mr.
Butler, Mrs. Griffin, and Miss Barbie. - Middle School Homeroom Door Decorating – Each MS class is invited to decorate the outside of the
door of their homeroom classroom. Mr. Butler, Mr. Vaughn and Mrs. Baldridge will judge the doors
on Friday morning, based on their connection to the Challengers, creativity, originality, and quality.
The winning door in MS receives 100 points. (Guidelines: No nails, tacks, or staples may be put into the
doors and all adhesives used must be fully removable. Door handles MUST remain visible and operational.
Decorations must not obstruct the window or prevent the use of the door.) - High School Locker Decorating – Each HS student is invited to decorate the outside of their locker
doors. Mr. Butler, Mrs. Pierce, and Mr. Vaughn will judge the doors on Friday morning, based on
their connection to the Challengers, creativity, originality, and quality. The winning locker in HS
receives 100 points for their class. Lockers can be worked on together or individually. The
decorations ON the lockers will be what the judges look at. No hallway decorations will be evaluated. - Pep Club Volleyball Tournament – Every middle and high school student is welcome to form a
team and participate in our homecoming volleyball tournament. All teams must be signed up with at
least 6 players on a team by the end of snack break on Friday morning, September 30. - EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA… – Do you want to know how to get extra points? Submit cool
homecoming photos to yearbook@alcs.us and earn 5 points per photo. Each class can earn up to 100
points from turning in photos. The photos may not be blurry and need to include more than three
people. The photos should have different students in them. You cannot turn in a bunch of photos that
only include different shots of the same 3 students. Yearbook wants to use these photos to fill our
books with fun homecoming memories!
The winning middle school class will receive a special ice cream treat the week following Homecoming week.
The winning high school class will receive a special lunch party the week following Homecoming week.
Donuts...Get Your Donuts!
We continue a great ALCS tradition . . . our donut sale! The foyer and concession stand take on a new, temporary name for Homecoming as we host our Challenger Café. Each morning will offer a selection of delicious donuts as well as fresh coffee and hot chocolate on sale to our students, families, and friends. Families may pre-order donuts to bless co-workers, friends, neighbors, etc.
Each class will work one day of the sale and compete to sell the most items on their day. The winning class receives 25% of the proceeds from the total sale for their class!
Monday – Seniors
Tuesday – Juniors
Wednesday – Sophomores
Thursday – Freshmen
Friday – Seniors
Rules & Guidelines
- Students must arrive no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day their class runs the sale. No
student may be tardy to their first period class. - No items may be sold prior to 7:15 a.m.
- No person(s) will be able to bring any extra coffee, donuts, muffins, cookies, snacks, or
other items to sell. No additional supplies may be purchased. When you run out, you
are done selling. - Donations are accepted but do not count towards the class’s total points.
- You may not set up sales locations in the main driveway or be on Buckeye Road or any
other road at any time. You MAY set-up stand-alone signage along the driveway. - You may place signs to advertise on your class’s day of sales; however you MAY NOT
advertise the day of sale on another class’s day. - Absolutely NO NEGATIVE ADVERTISING during the event.
- Students are only allowed in front of the school entrances or the CFK entrance to sell.
No peanut products are allowed at CFK due to peanut allergies. - A $20 fine will be assessed for any broken rules.
Calling all HS Parents . . .
The students need your help! Please volunteer and help the morning of your student’s sale.