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Charlestown High School Student Council Releases 2021 Homecoming and Parade Information

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Student Council would like to issue the following statement regarding this fall’s homecoming week, September 20th–24th. 

(*Disclaimer: All information below is subject to change.)

2021 FOOTBALL HOMECOMING CEREMONY:

The 2021 Charlestown High School football homecoming ceremony will be held at halftime of the varsity football game against Scottsburg on Friday, September 24th. Tickets must be purchased at the following link: https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=2442 

 

2021 FOOTBALL HOMECOMING COURT:

We would like to congratulate the following students on their selection to the homecoming court:

Freshmen–Sarah England and Grason Connell

Sophomores–Echo Brading, Jayda Holbrook, Chipper Fellows, and Sean McAfee

Juniors–Laney Hawkins, Addison Roberts, Annika White, Josh Andrews, Jake Helton, and Zander Morris

Additionally, we would like to wish good luck to those seniors who are candidates for queen: Sunni Burke, Karly Byrnes, Savannah Gaither, Sadee Goedeker, and Micah Kaelin;

and for King: Jaron Almeciga, Chase Benner, Trey Brison, Steven Cruz, and Alex Wright

 

SPIRIT WEEK THEMES:

The following spirit days will be observed that week as part of the annual spirit week:

Monday, September 20th–Pajama Day

Tuesday, September 21st–White Lies Tee Day

Wednesday, September 22nd–Luau Day

Thursday, September 23rd–Class Shirt Day

Friday, September 24th–Pirate Pride Day

 

PARADE:

The 58th annual and longest running football homecoming parade in the state will be held on Wednesday, September 22nd at 5:30 P.M. This year’s theme is “Tropical Paradise.” The parade will begin in the student parking lot then proceed down Monroe to Main and stop at the square for the pep rally.  Floats need to be in line no later than 4:45. The pep rally will begin at approximately 6:00. You can see the line up and parade route in the graphics below. Public access will be restricted to the back parking lots nearest the baseball and softball fields and only parade traffic will be admitted in the student lot.

The Pirate football boosters will be selling ribeye sandwiches on the square.

PARADE LINEUP & ROUTE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memorable Marching Season for the Band of Pirates

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BandatLOS2014The Charlestown HS Band of Pirates ended their regular marching season Saturday with a phenomenal performance at Lawrence Central High School (Indianapolis).

The band did not get first place, so it does not get to perform at the showcase (only one band got that award); but the band did get a nice big trophy!  The Band continues to stay busy, including their upcoming Spaghetti Dinner and Auction on Saturday, November 15th, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Charlestown Arts and Enrichment Center (999 Water Street).

Highlights of the marching season:
-Performed at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Lucas Oil Stadium Showcase where the Charlestown High School football team played Brownstown.

-First Place at the Salem, Indiana Marching Band Competition (also earning Best Music, Best Color Guard, and Best Visual Effect)

-Second Place at the Paoli Marching Band Competition (also earning Best Marching and Best Percussion)

-Second Place at the Floyd Central Marching Band Competition (also earning Best Auxiliary for Color Guard)

-Gold Rating at the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Scholastic Preliminary (the band advances to the ISSMA Scholastic Finals on October 25th in Indianapolis, Indiana).

-Third Place at the North Harrison Marching Band Competition.

-WHAS11 Band of the Week (also featured by the Courier Journal)

-ISSMA Scholastic Finals Performance (and trophy)

The band has 47 members, including students from New Washington High School for the first time ever.  This year was a great year for our band program, with a bright future on the horizon for our Marching Band of Pirates.  The band will now officially be in “pep-band” mode through the end of the football season.  Congratulations to the Band of Pirates for an outstanding marching season, Pirate Nation is proud of you!  For more on the Charlestown HS Band of Pirates, go to www.charlestownbandofpirates.com.

Band of Pirates Advance to Finals

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The Charlestown Band of Pirates got a Gold rating at the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) scholastic preliminaries today (Saturday, October 11th). The band now moves on to the ISSMA finals on October 25th in Indianapolis. Great job Band of Pirates, best of luck next week at State!

Time to Tackle Dysautonomia…Senior Night

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TimeToTacklePOTSThe CHS National Honor Society is organizing events for the Football Senior Night game, October 10th. The events are centered aroung raising funds for and increasing awareness of the condition called the Dysautonomia; also known as
POTS. The condition is already close to the hearts of Pirate Nation, as CHS Freshman Madi Keith has battled it for years now. All funds raised by the CHS National Honor Society chapter during this event, will be donated to the Dysautonomia International Foundation, a nationally recognized non-profit
organization which raises awareness and supports efforts at a cure (www.dysautonomiainternational.org). The CHS National Honor Society is currently taking benefit t-shirt orders which should be worn during the senior night game in honor of Madi Keith. T-shirts are $10 for regular sizes, but must be ordered by Friday, October 3rd. Order forms are available by CLICKING HERE or going to the Pirate Pride website at www.PiratePride.BLUE. Directions for the availability of all Charlestown school students and parents to obtain a benefit t-shirt is also available on the order form. Additional fund raising
efforts, centered around the October 10th Senior Night football game include, chances to kick a halftime field goal to win a prize, a silent auction during the game, and bracelet sales in addition to the benefit t-shirts. Start backing this worthy fund raiser, in honor of Pirate Nation’s own, Madi Keith…..order your benefit t-shirts for you and your whole family today.