The Monroe High School Homecoming is being observed all week long with events every day of the week leading up to Friday and Saturday. The Trojans will play Bedford at 7 p.m., Friday, in the Homecoming game, which is preceded by the Homecoming Parade at 5 p.m., which leaves from Monroe Middle School, heads north along S. Monroe St., and then to the K of C Hall on W. Front St.
At half-time of the football game, the homecoming King and Queen wil be named. Here are the seniors who are the candidates: Queen candidates -- Alexa Angel, Allyssa Bukovitz, Cayla Frank, Jenna Gallottia, Sloane Lynch, Katja Oklejas, Taylor Thompson, and Cheyenne Tucker; King Candidates -- Sam Baker, Cameron Delben, Nick Fortner, Avery Haynes, Matt Huntoon, Nathaniel Koenecke, Marlon Martin and Connor Tullis.
The king and queen will reign over the Homecoming Dance at 7 p.m., Saturday night. Tickets are $15 each and available during school this week.
Numerous activities will be going on during school days but Wednesday night’s PowderPuff football game between the senior girls and the junior girls starts at 6 p.m. at Bunkelman Field and is open to the public. Afterwards, there will be a fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings where a percentage of the bill goes to the Class of 2016 if the diner has a special coupon.