Homecoming Week 2023 is nearly upon us. A week of spirit days and preparations will
begin on Monday, September 18 and culminate with the pep rally, parade, and big
game on Friday, September 22. A community pep rally will be held in the IKM-Manning
High School gym in Manning at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, September 22. Please remember
that school doors are locked during the day. Doors will open for the pep rally at 1:00
p.m. The school requests the public not arrive earlier than that. All IKM-Manning
community members and alumni are invited to attend with the students to see the
coronation of the Homecoming King and Queen. The Homecoming parade, beginning
about 2:15 or approximately 30 minutes after the pep rally ends, will organize in the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church parking lot. Float entries should report to that site no later
than 2:00 p.m. that day. The parade will proceed west on 2nd Street from the Catholic
Church to Main Street then turn south down Main Street, ending at Manning Service
Center. Information will be sent home with students regarding pick up points for parents
and bus routes after the parade.
The IKM-Manning Wolves take on the South Central Calhoun Titans in the Homecoming
football game starting at 7:00 p.m. Friday night, September 22. Homecoming Royalty
will be recognized in a pre game ceremony beginning at 6:40 p.m. at Forman Field.
The Homecoming dance will begin following the football game at the high school and
will conclude the Homecoming festivities.
The theme for Homecoming this year, as determined by the student council, is Would
You Rather? Businesses and community organizations are encouraged to participate in
the parade by entering a float but please do not throw candy. Contact the high school
office at telephone number 655-3781 or email nshanks@ikm-manning.k12.ia.us if you
plan on entering a float. Prior notice is greatly appreciated. If your organization will have
middle school students riding a float you must contact MS Secretary Janell Vollstedt no
later than Wednesday, September 19 and you are responsible for getting those
students to their parents or the appropriate bus loading areas after the parade.
Community floats will line up in the Catholic Church parking lot and should be there by
2:00 p.m.
If weather would force us to have to cancel the parade we will still have the pep rally
and coronation at 1:15 PM All normal after school bus routes, Irwin,
Manilla, and Manning, would depart from the bus loop at the conclusion of the pep rally.
If conditions force us to consider cancelling the parade we will try to make that decision
by 10:30 a.m. on the day of the parade if possible.