 It's that time of the year when schools around the country will celebrate homecoming and Brainerd High School has a busy week ahead to celebrate the long-standing tradition. Reporter Rachel Johnson has more. Homecoming has been around for more than a century and is a tradition of welcoming back alumni to celebrate an organization's history. We try to tell the students that even though it's a big Brainerd High School event, it is really about welcoming people back to their hometown. And so I love having our homecoming festivities around the whole weekend. We have just a lot of fun events. Brainerd High School celebrates homecoming in a big way. We have a lot of sporting events taking place, all of the dress-up days. I know a lot of classes might be doing like individual activities. We have soccer tonight at home. We have fill the heel tennis, girls tennis, hosting at home tonight. There will also be a lunch jam, outdoor lunch for the students, a dance, and a pet fest on Friday. The week will be concluded by a homecoming parade on Saturday at 10.30 followed by the football game. We'll be playing the Becker Bulldogs. So the theme this year, which is created by our student council members, was the dog days are over. And so the t-shirts, the signs, and the general theme of the week is the dog days are over. Today is a kickoff for homecoming week. The high school held their coronation where Abby Palowski and Brett Haig were crowned king and queen. I was definitely surprised. I don't know all the girls on court are really good people. So it's definitely an honor. Pretty good. I'm excited. It'll be a fun week. The homecoming is a high school tradition. It really is an event for the whole community. I feel like it brings an atmosphere of school spirit to the school. Something that everyone can come in and be a part of. It's pretty special to see thousands of people come from our community from little babies and toddlers dressed up in their warrior gear to grandpas and grandmas that come and support our warrior football team. But they also just support our schools. So I think that's really special. Brainerd Senior High School is looking forward to an exciting homecoming week and hopefully a win against the Bulldogs on Saturday. Reporting from Brainerd, Rachel Johnson, Lakeland News. Brainerd Warriors football team will face off against Becker at two in the afternoon on Saturday in Brainerd. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.