Ellsworth High School Homecoming Queen Aubrey Wittenberg and King Andrew Gutting toss candy to parade goers at the annual parade Friday preceding the football game.
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EHS Senior Princess Jocelyn Boyle and Senior Prince Thomas Tober are all smiles during the Panther Homecoming parade Oct. 6.
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EHS Junior Prince Brady Mitchell and Junior Princess Delaney Johnson check out the crowds lining Hillcrest Street during the Friday night parade.
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EHS sophomore Prince Wyley Myers and Princess Hayden Turner were prepared for the Homecoming parade with a large bag of candy for the clamoring kids (adults too).
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EHS freshman Prince Gavin Wittenberg and Princess Alivia Maher rode in their first Homecoming parade as royalty on Friday, Oct. 6.
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The Ellsworth Panthers football team crowded a hay rack for the annual Homecoming parade, which preceded their victory over rival Prescott Friday, Oct. 6.
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A huge number of kids represented Ellsworth Youth Football in the Panther Homecoming parade Friday, Oct. 6. From the look of things, the program is robust.
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The Ellsworth High School volleyball team is enjoying a year of renewed focus and camaraderie, evident in their joyful parade participation Oct. 6.
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The Ellsworth Black 12U softball team represented their Panther pride in the Oct. 6 Homecoming parade. Many of the girls played traveling softball for the first time this fall.
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The Ellsworth Dance team always has the best music at the Homecoming parade, revving up the crowds in anticipation for a football victory later in the evening.
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The Ellsworth girls tennis team celebrates their success this fall with festive signs on their truck Oct. 6.
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Eighth grade volleyball players reiterate the varsity motto: “Mindset matters” on their 2023 Homecoming float.
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A second Ellsworth youth softball team was thrilled to be part of Homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 6.
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A third group of Ellsworth youth softball players was decked out in the purple Panther finery on Friday, Oct. 6. The traveling softball season ended at the end of September.
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Kayleen Jakes from Brush Strokes Art Supply and East End Gifts can always be counted on to spread joy and festivity wherever she goes. She did so with bubbles on Friday, Oct. 6 during the Homecoming parade.
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Members of the Ellsworth High School fall musical “Footloose” encouraged parade goers to remember their upcoming performances, scheduled to start in November.
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This EHS underclassmen flashed her peace signs on the class float Friday, Oct. 6. Photo
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St. Francis School joined in the Homecoming fun on Friday, Oct. 6. They were well-stocked with ice cream buckets filled with candy. We’re sure none was eaten on the float.
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