Evan Welsh –  Senior Writing Editor

Tuesday, Oct. 14, marked the first day of homecoming week. The week, which is used to provide school spirit, consists of themed dress up days to get the student body involved. The week started off with Texas Tuesday. The days theme brought students decked from head to toe in everything Texas. Senior McKenna Ramsey was seen dressed as a cowgirl, complete with drawn on dimples. Other students showed their admiration for Texas by wearing jerseys or T-shirts for their favorite sports teams like the Texas Rangers or the Dallas Mavericks. On a more academic note, many contributors were seen in college gear from schools including the University of Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Christian University.

Who knows whether the day was picked to show the student body’s love for the great state of Texas, or if it was picked due to a love of alliterations. Either way, it was a big success as a majority of the campus took part in the festivities of homecoming. The week will continue with Nursery v. Nursing Home on Wednesday the 15th, Color Wars on Thursday the 16th, and school spirit day on Friday the 17th. Dress up and support the school as it looks forward to another fun homecoming.

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Wed. Oct. 15 was the second day of homecoming week which was celebrated with the theme “Nursery Home vs. Nursery.” This theme encouraged all upperclassmen, juniors and seniors, to dress up as the elderly, and the underclassmen, freshman and sophomores, to dress up like toddlers. Many students across the school did an outstanding job with their costumes and participation.

Students were very creative in their dress and no two costumes were alike. Upperclassmen guys sported well fitted khaki shorts, lengthy tube socks, button-up shirts with ample “frockets”, and of course, thick frame glasses. However, the girls didn’t let the males dominate the day. Upperclassmen girls were seen with gray and white hair while wearing lengthy pajama style dresses, comfortable strap-up shoes, well knitted sweaters, glasses, and the occasional cane. The nursery side in this battle of spirit was also well armed. Underclassmen girls seemed to be big fans of onesie’s and other pajama styles. There were many toddler-like girls around the school, however very few guys were seen participating. Hopefully the underclassmen guys will pick up the participation in tomorrow’s color wars and all others will keep their spirit going.

On Wednesday, Argyle also celebrated after school with Homecoming floats from 6:30 to 7:00 pm. STUCO members are primarily in charge of organizing the grade’s floats and are excited about how the event turned out.

“I thought that it went really well,” senior STUCO President Hayden Little said. “There was a bigger turnout than there usually is, so we were pretty excited about that.”

The floats allowed students from all areas of the school to work together on the project and see their efforts come to fruition.

“The float turned out really well,” Brayden Ratcliff said. “I thought it was really cool how we were all getting pumped as we set up. I think the float is about bringing everybody as a community together and preparing everyone for the day.”

STUCO members and other participants deserve a lot of credit for all the hard work they put into the parade.

“It took the senior class a ton of work,” Little said. “We were there after midnight a couple nights in a row, but it turned out really well. We had a little malfunction in the float, but we pulled it all together and it looked good!”

Evan Welsh –  Senior Writing Editor

Thurs. Oct. 16th was the third day of homecoming week and was celebrated with the theme “Color Wars.” Seniors dressed up in white, juniors dressed all in pink, sophomores showed up in blue, freshman came in green, and the staff sported black.

There were possibly more students that participated in Thursday’s theme more than any other. Students wore outfits ranging from t-shirts and headbands to face paint and tutus. Several kids also wore leggings, hats, and wigs to add some flare to the costume. Color wars has annually been a student favorite, and all the grades stepped it up this year by trying to out-best their competing grades. Even the teachers were in the spirit as they all successfully wore black shirts. Tomorrow is Spirit day, where students are encouraged to dress up in all the Argyle colors they have.

Evan Welsh –  Senior Writing Editor

Fri. Oct. 17 concluded homecoming week with Spirit Day. Students were seen wearing everything red, black and white. The school was filled with feathers and glitter as the sound of cowbells rang through through the hallways. This year, there may not have been as many mums as in years past, but the ones seen were far bigger than those seen before. The lack of mums this year could be due to the change in the dance.

This years homecoming festivities will be one to remember. The dress up days all led up to Friday when the game would take place, as well as the crowning of the Homecoming Kind and Queen. Senior nominees for king include Matt Hiter, Nick Ralston, Hayden Little, Conner Bateman, and Evan Welsh. The queen nominees for 2014 are Jesse Sheridan, Kenna Roberts, Arya Monticino, Madison Gotthardt, and McKenna Ramsey. The football game will take place at 7:30 at Eagle Stadium with the homecoming party taking place directly after.