Ashland High School spirit was on display during Main Street procession Friday
Ashland.news staff report
Ashland High School school spirit was on full display on Main Street last Wednesday afternoon as dozens of students filled East Main Street atop vehicles proudly adorned with red, white and Columbia Blue.
Ashland High School had 18 total “floats” representing 17 different athletic programs and clubs for the annual Homecoming parade, according to AHS Principal Benjamin Bell. The other float was for the Ashland High School Alumni Association which is one of the oldest in the country, Bell said. Approximately 130 students participated in the parade and all students were invited to watch the parade.
Rachel Carnahan, with Ashland Middle School eighth-grader Celia Carnahan, 14, and homeschooler Rowan Carnahan, 10, in tow, watched down the street as the parade moved toward the Ashland Public Library. The family was specifically on the lookout for Ashland High School junior Alice Carnahan.
The 17-year-old junior was among dozens of Ashland High students participating in the annual Homecoming Parade. Alice rode in vehicles representing the junior homecoming court (she was nominated for junior court leading up to Friday’s Homecoming game — Henley defeated Ashland 56-20) and varsity women’s soccer. Alice has been very active in Homecoming activities.
“She’s busy,” Rachel said on Wedneday, Oct. 16, of her oldest daughter. “I was saying to Celia that I’ve hardly seen her the last week.”
Alice’s family cheered for her as she came into view.
“It’s kind of a small town,” Rachel Carnahan said. “I think you need to get involved and support the kids. That’s what makes it a better school and a better school experience for them.”
Email Ashland.news reporter Holly Dillemuth at hollyd@ashland.news.
Oct. 23: Additional information added and photo caption corrected.
