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Hohenfels Tigers show school pride during homecoming bonfire
1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption - USAG BAVARIA - HOHENFELS, Germany -- Rick Renninger, Hohenfels Middle / High School principal, cheers on as students and members of the fire prevention team light the annual homecoming bonfire. Students, faculty, Family members and other community members of Hohenfels Middle / High School celebrated homecoming with an evening bonfire Sept. 24, 2026 at the on-post Festplatz near Hohenfels, Germany. The bonfire preceded a football match against the Brussels Unit School Brigands Sept. 26. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: Bryan Gatchell) View original 2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption - USAG BAVARIA - HOHENFELS, Germany -- Members of the Hohenfels Middle / High School Junior ROTC lead a parade. Students, faculty, Family members and other community members of Hohenfels Middle / High School celebrated homecoming with an evening bonfire Sept. 24, 2026 at the on-post Festplatz near Hohenfels, Germany. The bonfire preceded a football match against the Brussels Unit School Brigands Sept. 26. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: Bryan Gatchell) View original 3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption - USAG BAVARIA - HOHENFELS, Germany -- Students, faculty, Family members and other community members of Hohenfels Middle / High School celebrated homecoming with an evening bonfire Sept. 24, 2026 at the on-post Festplatz near Hohenfels, Germany. The bonfire preceded a football match against the Brussels Unit School Brigands Sept. 26. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: Bryan Gatchell) View original 4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption - USAG BAVARIA - HOHENFELS, Germany -- From left, Lt. Col. Thomas Bramanti, commander of the Mustang team, and Rosie Bramanti, Joint Multinational Readiness Center protocol officer, enjoy some warmth during Hohenfels Middle / High School's homecoming bonfire Sept. 24, 2026, at the Hohenfels Festplatz. Students of HMHS celebrated homecoming with an evening bonfire, which preceded a football match against the Brussels Unit School Brigands. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: Bryan Gatchell) View original
USAG BAVARIA - HOHENFELS, Germany - Students of Hohenfels Middle / High School celebrated homecoming with an evening bonfire Sept. 24, 2026 at the installation's Festplatz.
Students, faculty, Family members and other members of the community surrounded the pyramidal pyre as the president and vice president of the student council, along with members of the installation's fire prevention team, set the bonfire - safely - ablaze.
The different classes of the school created banners and performed a march from the school's quad to the Festplatz, accompanied by the marching band. Private organizations associated with the school served food and drink, while parents chatted near the warmth of the fire.
The fire prevention team kept tabs on the fire as gentle winds wafted sparks up into the moonlit sky.
The HMHS Tigers faced off against the Brussels Unit School Brigands in a Saturday game Sept. 26.
To see more photos from the event, visit the page here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/usagbavaria/albums/72177720335798060).
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