That’s a wrap on Homecoming 2026! The UHS News staff would like to congratulate all the students who participated and tried their best throughout the week to claim the Spirit Bell.
On Monday, Wildcats opened with Battle of the Tri, where students got a sense of school spirit and high energy before the judges came to campus.
Tuesday was theme day, and students showcased their class spirit by highlighting their assigned cities. Freshmen were Miami, Sophomores New York, Juniors London, and Seniors Rio.
Wednesday was pajama day, so UHS students came to school wearing their comfy clothes and had fun at the college and career fair held here on campus.
Thursday was purple and gold day, and Wildcats celebrated with a rally and Lip Sync in the Tri. Students got to showcase their class spirit and earn points by dancing and singing songs that represented their class themes.
Friday was the most anticipated day of the week; students came dressed in their class colors again, but this time for one of our biggest campus rallies.
Cheer and Dance opened with their own performances, then passed the torch to the freshmen to perform their skit. After the freshmen welcomed the crowd to Miami, sophomores showed what dreams are made of by welcoming Wildcats to New York in their performance. The juniors were next, showing that when time is running out, it’s best to work together. They said cheerio to the seniors who will be moving on to their next adventure. Seniors closed out the rally by taking everyone to Rio and performed a stomp, leaving it all on the floor for their final skit performance of high school.
Friday was also the day of the parade where students showed off their floats and screamed their hearts out in a last-minute effort to earn more points towards the coveted Spirit Bell.
At the football game on Friday night, Mesa Club representatives Janessa Sanchez and Miguel Tinajero won homecoming royalty. Shortly after, the student section became colorful at the third-quarter kickoff by doing a powder throw, illuminating the night sky with purple. Next, each class picked a student who ran in a race just for fun. In the end, Senior Ollie Adams took the crown.
At the end of the game, it was time to announce what everyone was waiting for: the winner of the prized Spirit Bell, THE SENIORS! Second place went to the juniors, third to the sophomores, and finally, fourth to the freshmen.
The class of 2027 has been on a roll. Their freshman year, they were Ghostbusters, and they won second place to the class of 2024. Sophomore year, they were the 90s and won second place again, this time to the class of 2025. Their Junior year, they were Country and snagged the Spirit Bell from the class of 2026 seniors. This final year, they were Rio, winning the Spirit Bell one final time.
Overall, the class of 2027 has had a very successful four years of Homecoming, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds.
UHS News is very proud of everyone who participated and tried their hardest to win the Spirit Bell. We hope you all enjoyed Homecoming week at Ukiah High School!
Feature photo of the senior class celebrating their win provided by Kim Mowery.
Briana Goodson
Briana Goodson is a Senior and a journalist at Ukiah High School. In her free time, she enjoys reading books and writing. Briana is the Publicity and Communications Commissioner at Ukiah High and the Vice President for the Ukiahilte Club. She joined the journalism class because she wants to write about things that will keep her peers updated. She was born in Ukiah, California, which makes writing things about her community hit close to home. This is Briana’s fourth and final year writing for the UHS News, and she looks forward to reading articles after she graduates.
