East Atchison Winter Homecoming

The East Atchison Winter Homecoming is set for Friday, January 19, 2024. That night, East Atchison will host Stewartsville/Osborn in basketball action at the Tarkio Activity Center (TAC). Games will begin at 5:00 p.m. The kings and queens will be crowned that night.

This year’s theme is Fast Food Restaurants. Both Fairfax and Tarkio students will hold special activities throughout the week in celebration. This year’s winter homecoming candidates and attendants for Tarkio are: king – Linkin Murry; queen candidates – Alex Barnett, Dalaynie Drummond, Claire Martin, and Tommi Martin; and attendants – juniors Charley Caudill and Alex Erickson, sophomores Jaeka Wiley and Kale Lekey, and freshmen Danni Irvine and Parker Livengood. This year’s winter homecoming candidates for Fairfax are: king candidates – Collin Hedlund and Sammie Litherbury; and queen candidates – Jasey Smith and Grace Oswald.

Tarkio students will be holding dress-up days and contests. They include: Wednesday – Dress like your restaurant colors/logos and a food relay; Thursday – Rhyme no Reason (dress with a partner and rhyme your outfits) and knock-out baseball; and Friday – Wolves Spirit attire and a pep rally.

Fairfax dress-up days include:  Wednesday – Anything but a backpack day (bring your school supplies in anything besides your backpack); Thursday – Decades Day (dress from a decade of your choice); and Friday – Wolves Spirit attire.

As part of the homecoming festivities, the East Atchison wrestling squad will host a quad meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, January 18, at the TAC. EA senior wrestlers and their parents will be recognized at 5:15 p.m.