With Oak Harbor High School’s Homecoming Week coming fast, plans for the week-long celebration are coming together.

For the fourth year, the homecoming parade will be held downtown. It starts 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, on Pioneer Way.

The parade will include students not just from the high school, but also from the elementary and middle schools.

For the first time this year, there will be an announcer halfway through the event to honor the groups attending and walking in the parade.

For the high school students, there’s much more to homecoming week than the parade and football game against Huron High School on Friday, Oct. 3.

Homecoming brings Spirit Week at the high school. The week includes “dress-up days” for each class to earn spirit points, which will determine which class wins.

Winners will be revealed at the school assembly Friday.

The school will have Pajama Day on Monday, Disney Day on Tuesday, Color Wars on Wednesday, Favorite College or Sports Team Day on Thursday and Super Spirit Friday.

For Color Wars, the freshmen must wear gold, sophomores will wear purple, juniors will wear white and the seniors will wear black.

Super Spirit day involves students wearing as much purple and gold as possible for points.

Usually the senior class wins Spirit Week, but occasionally the upperclassmen are shown up by younger students, according to Nicki Luper, athletic director for the high school,.

Friday’s assembly will also be when the homecoming court is revealed. Court is composed of 10 students, two from the freshman, sophomore and junior classes and four from the senior class.

From among two princes and princesses for the senior class, a king and queen will be crowned, the winners revealed at halftime during Friday’s football game.

To round out the homecoming events, there will be an alumni tea after the Oct. 3 assembly, and the homecoming dance for students is Saturday, Oct. 4 in the Student Union.