Seneca Valley Homecoming Week: What You Need To Know

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — Students at Seneca Valley High School will be celebrate homecoming this week with the theme “Light Up the Night: Rapunzel.” Participants at this year’s festivities will participate in events that include a carnival, parade and fireworks display.

Open to the public, the SV Homecoming Carnival will be held at 5 p.m., followed by the Homecoming Parade at 7 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 19, on the district’s secondary campus in Jackson Township.

At the carnival, food booths with nachos, pulled pork sandwiches, apple crisps and more will be available for purchase. Various booster groups will also run game booths such as a bean bag toss, Plinko and giant Jenga.

The parade will feature the award-winning Seneca Valley “Roaring” Raider Marching Band, local fire trucks and floats created by student sports teams and organizations. The evening will conclude with fireworks at NexTier stadium.

The homecoming dance will take place on Saturday, Sept. 21. Earlier this month, seniors chose 20 classmates to represent their homecoming court. Senior girls on the court include Maddie Bittner, Emmie Bush, Keira Colella, Gia DiTullio, Maggie Evelsizer, Skyler Fischer, Lilly Hudac, Riley Kuhar, Anna Schmidt and Addison Shank. Senior boys on the court include Evan Colella, Gavin Cress, Mattix Durst, Isaac Hixon, Gavin Horn, Rohin Jayaraman, Tyler Kuhar, Tyler Pepin, John Perelman and JT Wolfe.

Seneca Valley’s homecoming king and queen will be announced during the Raider Football pregame festivities at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, at NexTier Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m., when Seneca Valley plays Moon Area. The game and homecoming crowning will be televised on SVTV, Armstrong Channel 208 and Consolidated Communications Channel 407.

Additional Information about the Homecoming Parade Route:

• The parade route will circle around the Ryan Gloyer Middle School (RGMS) parking lot and finish at the S-Curve in front of the Intermediate High School, marking the end of the carnival. The RGMS parking lot is typically less crowded, offering a more optimal location to view the floats. Please note, the parade does not extend to NexTier Stadium.

• For safety purposes, once the parade begins, vehicles will be unable to enter or exit the main entrance of the secondary campus during the parade. Guests are urged to arrive by 6:30 p.m. at the latest and follow all security directives. For additional safety measures, no one should leave their vehicles on the road.

Photo: L to R bottom row: Tyler Kuhar, Lilly Hudac, Keira Colella, Mattix Durst, Rohin Jayaraman, Skyler Fischer, Maggie Evelsizer and Gavin Horn. L to R middle row: JT Wolfe, Addison Shank, Riley Kuhar and Tyler Pepin L to R top row: John Perelman, Anna Schmidt, Gia DiTullio, Isaac Hixon, Evan Colella, Maddie Bittner, Emmie Bush and Gavin Cress.