The Homecoming parade, coronation and powderpuff football will be held at 6 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Sept. 26). Today’s dress-up theme is “Rhyme without a Reason.”

This year’s parade route is different than years in the past. The parade will line up at Washington Elementary School and then briefly turn on Palisades Road before heading north on Third Avenue. The parade will then head west on Fourth Street Southwest (College Boulevard) and proceed to 15th Avenue Southwest. The route will then proceed south towards Palisades Road. The parade will head east towards the school and conclude at the entrance to the Mount Vernon Schools, and events will move to the Martha Parsons Family Activity Complex.

Friday’s dress-up theme is Spirit Day. Friday, Sept. 27, will host the Alumni Hall of Fame inductees at 9 a.m. in the Mount Vernon Performing Arts Center.

The Mustangs will face off against Mount Pleasant Friday evening, with fresh/soph starting at 5 pm. and varsity beginning at 7:15 p.m.

The Marching Mustangs will participate in the Linn-Mar Marching Band Competition Saturday, Sept. 28. The Mount Vernon volleyball team also hosts the fall classic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the high school. The Mount Vernon homecoming dance is 9 p.m. Saturday evening at the Mount Vernon High School.