South Allegheny High School homecoming royalty
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October 9, 2025

South Allegheny High School homecoming royalty

South Allegheny High School will host homecoming festivities Friday when the Gladiators take on Apollo Ridge. The homecoming parade will start at 6 p.m. at the high school campus (the high school campus will be closed to thru traffic starting at 5:45 p.m. until the end of the parade.) The homecoming king and queen will be crowned during the pregame. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. This year’s homecoming court candidates are, seated, from left, Aubrey Pacewicz, Jazlyn Farnan, Maddie Taylor, Maura Tabanli, Ayla Wilson and Ava Brown. Standing, from left, Adam Jackowski, Joey Gamret, Drew Cook, Markus Hanson, Isaac Niecgorski and Caleb Jackowski. Photo courtesy of Tiffany Pikula

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