Grizzlies go on parade to celebrate Homecoming in downtown Ashland

Ashland High School Football players represent their school during the annual Homecoming parade. Ashland.news photo by Holly Dillemuth
October 22, 2024

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.

Rowan Carnahan, right, takes a piece of candy from an Ashland High School Homecoming Parade participant on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 16. Ashland.news photo by Holly Dillemuth

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.”

Parents Norinne Totten, holding sign, and Jer Totten, at her left, wait to cheer on their daughter Elise, an AHS student participating in Ashland High School’s Homecoming parade. Ashland.news photo by Holly Dillemuth

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.

Norinne Totten, right, and Jer Totten support their daughter, Elise Totten, as she rolls by in the annual Ashland High School Homecoming parade in downtown Ashland. Ashland.news photo by Holly Dillemuth
Rachel Carnahan, right, with daughter Celia and son Rowan Carnahan, wave at daughter Alice Carnahan, who participated in both junior Homecoming Court and Girls Soccer floats during the Ashland High School Homecoming parade. Ashland.news photo by Holly Dillemuth
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