2025 Homecoming festivities display Cougar Pride
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Central High School’s 2025 Homecoming King Charles Tillman and Homecoming Queen Meori Smith.
Central Elementary School’s 2025 Homecoming Queen Ryleigh Norris and Homecoming King Hunter Wells.
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The 2025 Central Homecoming festivities were enjoyed by students, parents, community members, and alumni who packed the end zone with tailgating tents for game day.
Friday afternoon’s parade; enjoyed by both elementary and high school students, as well as visitors; included 25 entries led by Grand Marshall Xavier Moon.
Moon is a 2013 graduate of Central High School who went on to become a professional basketball player. Moon serves as a role model for our students, that through clean living and self-discipline, no matter where you come from, you can achieve success.
The parade included the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office, athletes, Homecoming representatives in fancy cars, and class floats. Multiple people commented that this year’s floats were some of the best ever.
The senior class won the class float competition with their “Candy Land” theme, “Crush the Wildcats.”
Central alumni displayed the “Once a Cougar, Always a Cougar” spirit as they returned to Keith Bullard Stadium to support their alma mater.
Pre-game activities included a performance by the Pride of Coosa County band and the Central Elementary Homecoming Ceremony.
Congratulations to Ryleigh Norris and Hunter Wells, Central Elementary School’s 2025 Homecoming queen and king. Thank you, CES Homecoming activities sponsor Katie Martin.
The halftime ceremony included the Central High School Homecoming Ceremony with Meori Smith being crowned as Central High School’s 2025 Homecoming queen and Charles Tillman being crowned as the 2025 Homecoming king. Thank you to CHS SGA Homecoming activities coordinator, senior Adrianna Walker.
The Homecoming activities continued onto Saturday with the PTO sponsoring a Homecoming dance at the Central gymnasium under the direction of PTO president Maressa Ware. The dance had a good mix of seventh through twelfth grade students with everyone having a blast.
Special thanks to PTO president Maressa Ware for all your hard work in organizing the dance and providing pictures of all the Homecoming events.
Homecoming crowning photos courtesy of Bill Miller Photography.
The senior class won the class float competition with their “Crush the Wildcats” Candy Land theme.
Eleventh grade class float
Tenth grade class float
Ninth grade class float
Eighth grade class float
FCCLA float
The Pride of Coosa County performs for Homecoming.
Homecoming activities continued Saturday with a dance for seventh through twelfth graders.
