When Duane Goud, Wiscasset High School Class of 1989, takes the soccer field for the 2016 Homecoming alumni game, he hopes a good-sized crowd will be there to cheer him and the other players on.

The alumni game was added to homecoming festivities just last year, but he and others would like it to become part of homecoming tradition, for people who still live in town or return to visit, to get together and have fun, Goud said Monday.

“Old fan, new fans, come out and have a good time,” he said in encouraging attendance for the Oct. 7 game.

Students at Wiscasset Middle High School will be able to dress differently for school during homecoming week, starting with Pajama Day on Monday, Oct. 3, then Twins Day on Tuesday, Oct. 4; Patriotic Day on Wednesday, Oct. 5; and School Spirit Day on Thursday, Oct. 6. Thursday will also feature a spirit assembly for students, according to information the school provided. There’s no school Friday, Oct. 7, due to a teachers’ workshop, one of the homecoming week’s organizers, WMHS technology coordinator Deb Pooler, said Tuesday, Sept. 27.

The alumni game starts at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, Wiscasset School Department’s districtwide athletic director-assistant principal Mandy Lewis said. For students in grades nine through 12, a dance in the gym follows at 8 p.m., Pooler said.

Students will decorate the bleachers for the Saturday, Oct. 8 varsity soccer games against Winthrop. At 4:55 p.m., Corey Campbell and Vanessa Dunn are scheduled to perform the National Anthem. The boys’ game starts at 5 p.m.; the girls’ game, at 7 p.m.  The Snack Shack will be open for the games. Wiscasset Parks and Recreation is hosting a bonfire at 9 p.m., the flyer states.

Pooler, who serves as student council advisor for the high school grades, wrote in a series of text replies to the Wiscasset Newspaper on Monday, “Homecoming is especially important as we continue to transition into a two-building school system with new administration and staff.

“We want to continue to let our students know that we are focused on them and their academic experience. Having a school event like homecoming brings the students and staff together in a unique way. The alumni soccer game brings the community together, as well,” Pooler added.