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Alexa Webb, Morgan Siler, Brook Schwartz and Rachel Franks won top prize at the Sturgis High School homecoming week festivities for their Kiss costumes, as part of �Twins Day.� This is homecoming week in Sturgis, Centreville and White Pigeon. Sturgis, Mich. � High school homecoming means different things to different people. Parents fill the stands to watch their sons play football, their daughters cheer and to see who earns the homecoming crown. Alumni who have moved away come back to reconnect. In the school halls, spirit awakes the week before the game. This year, some local school districts have made changes in homecoming activities, while others pressed on with tradition. Homecoming games are being played tonight in Sturgis, Centreville and White Pigeon. In Sturgis, school spirit is high this year, said Mary Bogart, student senate advisor. Maybe it�s because the football team has won four of its first five games, or maybe the students are proud Trojans, Bogart said. Festivities started Sunday with a snake dance and bonfire, and included a new fundraiser �beat a beater,� which was a chance to take a sledgehammer to an old van for a good cause. All week there have been spirit activities at school with good participation, Bogart said. A parade through downtown Sturgis is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. today. There will be fireworks at the football game and the crowning of the homecoming queen at halftime. The Trojans take on Kalamazoo Central at 7 p.m. For the complete story, see the Journal's Friday edition or visit sturgisjournal.mi.newsmemory.com