Homecoming Week 2025

Students from all grades run onto the grassy field on the Friday of Spirit Week, excited to participate in the Homecoming pep rally. In most high schools, the Homecoming tradition consists of a week of themed spirit days where students dress up, a football game, and a dance to conclude the week. While BIFU was only able to meet the first and last requirement previously, this year marks the start of a new tradition–a flag football game between senior and junior girls. As for the spirit days, those are for students to express themselves creatively through fashion, and doing them as a school builds unity amongst the students.

Pajama day marked the first day of Spirit Week, as students came to school looking fresh out of bed. For many, this was their favorite spirit day, as they appreciated not having to spend more time getting ready that morning.

“Everyone likes Pajama Day,” said Amritha Nadathur (6).

The next day, people came to school in oversized shirts and baggy shorts for Adam Sandler Day, mimicking the actor’s distinctive style. While some students, specifically middle-schoolers, reported not being able to participate due to a lack of knowledge regarding who Adam Sandler was, most students did quite well, basing their outfits off pictures of the celebrity online.

“I saw many Adam Sandlers,” said Pooja Kanthala (12). “I saw all the juniors, sophomores, and seniors dressed up for Adam Sandler day, so I think that day was probably my favorite and the one I was looking forward to the most.”

For the third day, the prompt was Multicultural Day, and students made sure to wear their respective cultures’ attire and took many pictures with others who participated, strengthening their love for their heritages.

Day four was Superhero Day, and students dressed up as the selected hero for their grade with pride. The seniors did especially well with this day, as a majority of their grade was noticeably dressed in all-black for their hero, Bat-Man.

The fifth day of Spirit Week, Spirit Day, was filled with excitement and energy. Students wore their class shirts and got ready to cheer during the pep rally. The grade most radiating with nervous excitement was the seniors, as they had a choreographed dance and football game to complete during the pep rally. First up was the senior dance, choreographed by Harini Narayanan (12) and Shayona Patel (12), which they had been practicing for in their own time the past month.

“I think teaching it [was] super fun because everyone [was] really collaborative and involved in the whole process,” said Patel (12).

After performing a successful senior dance, the senior and junior girls got ready to compete in a flag football game, with senior and junior boys as cheerleaders. The game was filled with impressive plays and fast-paced action, accompanied with the cheerleaders loudly cheering on their teams. The final score came out to 19-6, the senior girls’ victory.

“I think [the game] amped up a healthy rivalry between the seniors and juniors,” said Kanthala (12). “It’s a rivalry people can look forward to as they’re growing older in the grades.”

The final activity to end Spirit week on a high note was the Homecoming dance for highschoolers, which was prepared by Student Council and became the highlight of the week for many students. This dance was attended by BASIS International School Bangkok exchange students, who also felt very positively of the dance and the week as a whole.

“If I were to talk about the school, it's very inclusive,” said Jiban Peeravich Thitayanun (10). “People are very happy. They interact a lot and they seem to have many, many friend groups and communities within each other.”

From their experience with BIFU’s Homecoming week, some of the exchange students noted that they would like to see a dance or sports game at BASIS International School Bangkok, although noting that it would be difficult due to the small class sizes.

Being able to participate in these traditional high school activities greatly improves the school spirit of our Yellowjackets, giving students a more well-rounded high school experience.