Brookings High School royalty

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Homecoming Week is approaching at Brookings High School, and students are gearing up for a full roster of activities.



Coronation officially starts things off Monday night. Homecoming king and queen candidates this year are seen here: (front row, L-R) Margaret Chell and Mack Rief; (center row, L-R) Gabe Eggebrecht, Zach Page and Kaleb Vig; and (back row, L-R) Elliot Johnson, Amelia Miller, Kenzie Thuringer, Elle Nemitz and Jimmy Forman.



Also Monday, BHS girls JV and varsity tennis will play Watertown at home, beginning at 4 p.m.



Tuesday events include JV football vs. Aberdeen Central at 4:30 p.m., JV volleyball vs. Mitchell at 4:30 p.m., and varsity volleyball vs. Mitchell at 7 p.m.



On Wednesday, a school-wide dodgeball tourney begins at 1:50 p.m. inside Jostad Gymnasium. Dodgeball replaces the powder puff football that was previously a homecoming tradition.



Thursday includes JV and varsity cross-country invitationals for boys and girls, all beginning at 4 p.m. Also that day, JV and varsity volleyball teams will host Watertown beginning at 4:30 and 7 p.m., respectively. Nick’s Hamburgers will offer tailgate concessions from 5-6:30 p.m. at the school.



A pep rally leads up to Friday’s homecoming football game, beginning at 2:25 p.m. in Jostad Gymnasium. Then, the Bobcats take on the Yankton Bucks at 7 p.m. at Bob Coughlin Memorial Stadium on the SDSU campus. For students, the week wraps up with a semiformal dance from 8-11 p.m. Saturday.