Many Titans were adorned with festive mums on Thursday, October 22 to show off their school spirit and excitement for homecoming. Fall in Texas means mums in high school. Mums can be traced back to China where chrysanthemums, the large flower in the center of the mums, were written about in ancient scriptures as they were healing  herbs used as a remedy for headaches. Later, mums were introduced at the University of Missouri in 1911 where the first Homecoming took place, when boys gave their girlfriends a white  chrysanthemums as a corsage, creating the mum.

Over the years mums have become more popular and stayed prominent in Texas. Many of our Titans continued this tradition by wearing their festive artificial mums to school.

Feathers, glitter, ribbons and more clutter the hallway, framing the aftermath of homecoming mums. The halls are silent and only a few lone teachers are wandering the halls towards the flow of students into the competition gym. Wild with energy, the homecoming pep rally is filled with cheerleaders pumping up the crowd, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and mascot paired with our own Centennial mascot talking to students and the potential Homecoming Court. Everything is building up to the anticipated unveiling of the Homecoming King and Queen, along with a Prince and Princess for each grade level.

Though, before we get ahead of ourselves, much more happened before the Homecoming Court announcement. Most importantly, two Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, the Mascot and representatives from “Whataburger Coach of the Week” presented our very own Coach Mullins with a $2,000 check for winning.  After the Sweethearts and Cheerleaders gave enthusiastic performances the time had come. Each group of representatives stood in front of their class waiting for Prince and Princess to be called.

A downpour of catastrophes occurred on Thursday at the Homecoming game. Band, color guard, Sweethearts, fans, officials, Homecoming Court and families were packed into Toyota Stadium when it began to pour. After filling in the stands with ponchos and umbrellas, FISD officials delayed the game due to lightning for 45 minutes.

During the delay, the Homecoming Court was ushered upstairs to the press box where pictures were taken and the court was presented to a select group of people.

After taking a collage of pictures, the court headed back down to where everyone was taking cover from the weather. Once we returned, the game was delayed for another 45 minutes. Though, there were some dedicated fans still in the stands holding a “#1’s biggest fan” sign. 

Finally, after being delayed three times, the game was finally canceled and would be rescheduled for another day. Disappointed fans flowed out of the stadium to their rides. Sad, soaked and sour fans were upset about the game being canceled for this was not only an important game for the football team, it was also Homecoming.

007 takes Homecoming 2015. With the James Bond Black Tie theme students came to seek out a good time. Starting at eight and going until eleven, dozens of people showed up in sleek dresses and suits, ready to dance the night away.

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Homecoming 2015 (Photo By Emma Bittner)