CHS homecoming traditions becoming grotesque

Group Editorial Texas: undeniably home to the bigger and the better. In fact, its High schools embody the lone star state’s timeless stereotype every fall because fall is homecoming season, which in this state, is prepared for and anxiously awaited as if it were a traditional holiday. If Coppell High School took the carefully crafted mums and garters made by the students for a grade, homecoming would be quite beneficial to students’ report cards. However, teenage girls lose hours of sleep to make their garter on a social account rather than an extracurricular one. In Texas, kids uphold a tradition that wouldn’t make sense to Midwesterners who would find the whole idea rather obnoxious. But…

Homecoming: more than just bells and whistles

Two weeks ago when I went to visit my brother at Southern Methodist University, I met his friend from California. At some point while talking to her, we reached the topic of Homecoming. “What’s a mum?” she asked with confusion. Wanting to show her an important Texas tradition, I pulled up Facebook and showed her pictures from this year’s game. It was not long after she saw the first picture of the white ribbons and fake flowers that she burst into hysterics. This is a pretty normal reaction for someone who is not Texas-born and raised, because, let’s face it, this offbeat tradition we call “homecoming” is only a big deal to us.  Besides the…