RHS CENTENNIAL: Spirit week at Renton as students prepare for Homecoming, game and parade Friday

It was a hectic Tuesday at Renton High School as classes plastered the student commons walls with banners, cartoons and cutouts to celebrate spirit week.

This year the school will graduate its 100th class, and students and alumni have taken the celebration to heart as they plan the Homecoming events.

“We all take a lot of pride in being the centennial class,” said senior class president Vanessa Tran, after flattening out a centennial banner written in colorful graffiti art.

Friday at 5:30 p.m. the students will parade from Renton High School to the Renton Memorial Stadium, where they can attend a tailgate barbecue and football game at 7 p.m.

The competition is Renton’s long-time rival, Highline.

The events are public; a $5 donation is suggested for non-students who attend the barbecue.

Renton High School homecoming, centennial

Renton High School students hang the senior class centennial banner Tuesday as a part of Spirit Week.

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Renton High School homecoming, centennial

Renton High School senior class president Vanessa Tran helps move the class’ centennial banner, which they hung as a part of decorations for Spirit Week.

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Renton High School homecoming, centennial

The Renton High School student commons was filled with students hanging rolls of paper and banners as a part of Spirit week.

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Renton High School homecoming, centennial

Students at Renton High School made cutouts of their favorite cartoons as a part of their decorations for Spirit Week.

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Renton High School homecoming, centennial

A Renton High School student rolls duct tape for the blue sky part of a Mario Brother video game theme for a wall of the student commons.

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