Monett High School homecoming parade

The Mighty Mite cheerleaders waved to the crowd and shared candy as they promoted the spirit of the moment at Friday's homecoming parade. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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The new banner identifying the Junior ROTC program in Monett as coming from the newly renamed Scott Regional Technical Center headed the homecoming parade on Friday. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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"Who's Your Hero?" from the MHS freshmen gave the audience a choice of heroes to celebrate for homecoming. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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The sophomore float, "Don't Fear, the Cubs Are Here," used a city scene filled with superheroes to illustrate who had come to save the day. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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The junior class presented an on-field scrimmage overseen by a cardboard tank to illustrate the slogan "Protect Our Home Turf" as their homecoming float. The juniors won the parade judging for best float. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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Wearing pink, the senior class promoted breast cancer awareness in their salute to their late teacher, Shelby Linahan, in their float. The banner "Remember Our Heroes," at right, is over a pink jersey bearing Linahan's name in tribute. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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The Monett High School cheerleaders donned superhero costumes to be part of the "Hero's Homecoming" theme for Friday's parade. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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The coming heroes, Monett's Mighty Mite football players, strutted their stuff following the floats in Friday's homecoming parade. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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The Junior ROTC cadets from the Scott Regional Technical Center provided the color guard for the parade. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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MHS Marching Pride band and flag corps director Philip Soule marched with the musicians in the homecoming parade. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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Freshman attendant Iris Wormington (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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Sophomore attendant Melanie Zengotita (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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Junior attendant Monica Zengotita (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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Senior queen candidate Morgan Spilman, who was crowned queen of homecoming. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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Senior queen candidate Bailey Pfitzner (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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Senior queen candidate Brenda Maciel (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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The crowd at the homecoming parade was eager to receive candy and salute the class leaders in the procession. (Times Photos by Murray Bishoff)
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