Pine-Richland Celebrates Homecoming With Parade, Football, Fireworks and Dance

Two football games, a parade, food, fireworks, dance and senior night are all part of the festivities planned for this year’s Pine-Richland homecoming.

It all begins Thursday evening with a parade, powder-puff football game, wing-eating contest and fireworks at the campus at 700 Warrendale Road in Gibsonia/Pine Township.

The homecoming football game against Shaler is slated for 7:30 p.m. Friday, with the crowning of the homecoming queen at halftime. The evening also is dedicated to recognizing senior athletes and band members.

The homecoming dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Homecoming Parade

“Road Trip America” is the theme for this year’s parade, which begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at on Logan Road. It then wends its way a short distance over to the high school campus where it will stop at Pine-Richland stadium.

The parade route is entirely on the campus of the side-by-side schools, so no road closure is planned for the Red Belt [Warrendale Road] or Babcock Boulevard.

Members of Pine-Richland’s homecoming court, Air Force JROTC, band, cheerleading squad and youth football teams will be marching in the parade alongside the floats.

Each class will create a float with the “Road Trip America” theme: seniors – New York City; juniors – Las Vegas; sophomores – Los Angeles; freshmen – New Orleans.

Food and Wing-Eating Contest

There will be food booths and a wing-eating contest.

Powder-Puff Football Game

Following the parade, PRHS girls from the senior class will take on the junior girls in a 6:45 p.m. powder-puff football game at the stadium.

Fireworks

The evening ends with fireworks sponsored by Tri Rivers Surgical Associates, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Centers for Rehab Services and MedExpress.

Senior Night & Homecoming Game

The PR Rams take on Shaler at 7:30 p.m. Friday, but spectators are encouraged to come early to enjoy the food booths and to be seated by 6:45 p.m. to see the pre-game show.

Senior athletes will be recognized, the marching band will take the field and the homecoming court will be presented.

During halftime, the PR Band will perform, senior band members will be honored and the homecoming queen crowned.