Photos: Iowa Valley homecoming parade 2025

Photos from the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025.

Sep. 19, 2025 5:24 pm

Homecoming queen candidate senior Kathryn Kilgard (left) and homecoming king senior Josh Read (right) ride together during the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The homecoming court will be announced during the homecoming football game between Iowa Valley and HLV. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley eighth grader Nigel Stubbelfield, 13, who is dressed as the Iowa Valley tiger mascot waves to the crowd as he rides with the cheer squad in the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley ninth grader and Marengo FFA member Declean Smith, 14, adjust his sunflower before the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley junior and cheer squad member Avery Metz, 16, (left) helps eighth grader Nigel Stubbelfield, 13, put on his tiger mascot costume before the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members gather in the shade to watch the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Citali Johnson (CQ) of Marengo cheers on students as they march in the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Members of the Marengo FFA pose for picture before the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Second grader Egan Heinzchaw (middle) rides his bike with other elementary school children during the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game.(Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley students wave to cars as they cross the street before the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A young Iowa Valley fan puts on a beaded necklace after getting one from a float during the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. Community members gathered in the main square of Marengo to watch Iowa Valley high school, middle school and elementary school students show off their Tiger spirit ahead of the homecoming football game. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Seventh grader Aubrey Koenig smiles as she sprays water on someone in the crowd during the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Members of the Iowa Valley marching band perform as young children watch the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley special education teacher Amy Fleming smiles as she watches the Iowa Valley homecoming parade with her students second grader Allyn Guzman, 8, (left) and eighth grader Isaiah Hartley, 13, during the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Marge Sherman of Marengo claps as she watches floats pass by during the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. Marge was a teacher at Iowa Valley and had two of her grandsons participate in the parade. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley senior Abby Sparrowgrove, 17, (left) laughs as she tries to help Iowa Valley junior Jasmine Slaymaker, 17, with her bee costume before the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley senior Shayla Helgeson, 17, (left) and junior Jasmine Slaymaker, 17, represent the Marengo FFA while participating in the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Eighth grader Kimber Theissen (from left), seventh grader Aubrey Koenig and Carter Brecht shoot water guns at people during the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

11-year-old Hattie Gillespie of Marengo (left) and Winnifred Stubbelfield, 8, of Marengo practice their baton twirling before participating in the Iowa Valley homecoming parade with Leanne’s School of Dance in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members wave to students as they pass by during the Iowa Valley homecoming parade in Marengo, Iowa on Friday, September 19, 2025. The Iowa Valley Tigers take on the HLV Warriors in their homecoming football game. Students from the high school, middle school and elementary school participated in the parade to show their school spirit. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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