Festivities will kick off with homecoming royalty candidates and senior fall sports team members giving a morning welcome at Tonganoxie elementary and middle schools. On Wednesday, there will be a rock, paper, scissors tournament. The winner will receive free entrance to Saturday night’s homecoming dance.

Monday is Decades of Dreams Pajama Day and Tuesday is Time Warp Tuesday, when students pick their favorite decade and dress the part. Wednesday is Throwback Icons Day when students are to dress as their favorite celebrity or character from the past.

Thursday is Generation Celebration Day. Freshmen will dress as babies, sophomores as teens, juniors as adults and seniors as senior citizens. Teachers will dress as historical figures. Friday will be Tongie through the Decades Day, a wear-red-and-white day with a throwback flare.

Friday’s homecoming parade down Fourth Street will start at 1:45 p.m., with the pep rally at Fourth and Bury streets to start about 2:15 p.m.

Homecoming coronation will be 6:30 p.m. next Friday before the THS football game against Bonner Springs. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Beatty Field.

This year’s king candidates are Marshall Wright, Landen Ruff, Chamberlain Albert, Owen Robbins, Owen Seba, Isaiah Washington, Joel Merei and Taylor Maslak.

Queen candidates are Paityn Van Middlesworth, Khloe Marlowe, Ruby Breuer, Kaylin Wiehe, Addy Schooler, Evy Thomas, Natalie Loving and Marissa Dick.

Homecoming festivities wrap up with the dance at 8 p.m. The theme is 1950s sock hop dance.