
La Jolla High School’s annual Homecoming Parade is coming up on Nov. 12 during the school’s football game against Madison High at 6:30 p.m. at 750 Nautilus St. During halftime, each class will present its float. This year, Kiersten Gore, senior class president, said the seniors chose the childhood board game “Candyland,” as its theme. “It’s such a popular game and I knew it would be really easy and fun to make,” Gore said. This is Gore’s first year as class president and she explained that this year’s float-building process has been a lot different than the last few. “I’ve gone from just helping out to completely being in charge,” she said. The Homecoming Committee, which she helped create, has been dedicated to building since the end of October. The group has been forming meetings during lunch to plan the design of the float and orchestrate building. Although parents were extremely generous in donating supplies and money for the construction, the students built almost the entire float by themselves over a series of about five weeks. The top three floats will be awarded cash prizes, including $500 in cash for first place. “It’s a difficult process,” Gore said. “But it’s very rewarding to see what we accomplish when we work together.”