Activities planned throughout week for 2025 Buckaroo Homecoming
It’s Buckaroo Homecoming week in Breckenridge, and there are a variety of activities planned. The theme of this year’s homecoming is Boots and Roots.
Homecoming Parade and Bonfire
On Wednesday, Sept. 17, the Homecoming Parade will take place through downtown Breckenridge, followed by a bonfire and pep rally at the baseball/softball fields, located on Little League Road off of North U.S. Highway 183.
For those with floats in the parade, the lineup will start at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the designated locations. Those who want their float to be judged on their theme interpretation, creativity, and originality will need to be in line by 6:15 p.m.
The parade will travel east down Walker Street from Miller Street to Court Street, where the floats will turn the north. Floats will be torn down in the Breckenridge High School or Texas State Technical College parking lots.
There will not be a downtown pep rally. Instead, fans and athletes will gather at the baseball fields for a bonfire and pep rally after the parade.
Spirit Week
Throughout the week, the BISD students will have an opportunity to dress according to various themes to show their Buckaroo spirit.
East Elementary: Monday, “Home Clothes” (Pajama Day); Tuesday, Wild West vs. West Coast; Wednesday, Class Colors: Pre-K – green, First Grade – silver/gray, Second Grade – white, and office/staff – black; and, Thursday will be “Green Out” Day.
South Elementary and Breckenridge Junior High School: Monday, “Home Clothes” (Pajama Day); Tuesday, Wild West vs. West Coast (western wear or beach wear); Wednesday, Out of This World (anything space related); and, Thursday will be “Green Out” Day.
Breckenridge High School: Monday, “Home Clothes” (Pajama Day); Tuesday, Wild West vs. West Coast; Wednesday, Class Colors: Seniors – green, Juniors – black, Sophomores – silver/gray, and Freshmen – white; and, Thursday will be “Green Out” Day.
Friday Pep Rally
School will be out on Friday, as part of the regular four-day school week, but there will be a community-wide pep rally held at noon in the main gym of the Breckenridge Independent School District’s Athletic Center (on the corner of North Live Oak and West Second Street)
Homecoming Game
The 2025 Breckenridge High School Homecoming Varsity Football Game against the Eastland High School Mavericks is scheduled to kickoff at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, in Buckaroo Stadium. The Pre-Game Homecoming Court Presentation and BHS FFA American Flag Raising Ceremony will begin at about 6:30 p.m. BISD will start the livestream on the BISD YouTube page at 6 p.m. that evening.
Tickets for the game
Tickets for the football game must be purchased through the BISD online ticketing website. For those who have not purchased tickets online in advance, there will be a QR code at the gate that can be scanned in order to purchase tickets online from a cell phone.
Reserved seat tickets on the home side cost $10 each, and general admission tickets on both the home and visitor sides cost $5 each.
Other viewing options
If you can’t make it to the game in person, the game will be broadcast on the BISD YouTube page, as well on KLXK Radio – 93.5 FM.
Additionally, BHS alum Cindi Woodward hosts a weekly broadcast of the game on her Facebook group Buckaroos Live.
Cutline, top photo: The 2024-25 Buckaroo Cheerleaders lead the pep rally at last year’s bonfire. This year’s Homecoming Parade and bonfire will be on Wednesday, Sept. 17. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
