By Rob Roy, FMHS Athletic Director

Homecoming is an annual tradition in America that evokes memories of leaves changing color in late autumn and is usually punctuated by a football game played on the home field in front of the student body, family and friends, members of the community and returning alumni.

Recently, a member of the first graduating class at Frazier Mountain High School made a different sort of homecoming. Jarudd Prosser was not only the tenth FMHS graduating class graduating, but he was also named the new head varsity football coach.

Coach Prosser will also teach physical education classes when the 2007- 2008 school year begins in August.

Prosser and his staff have already started summer practice with about forty players attending.

The Falcons are coming off one of the best seasons in FMHS history and with a majority of the team returning, look toward another successful campaign.

FMHS would like to welcome Coach Jarudd Prosser to the Falcon Coaching Fraternity and invite the community to take part in celebrating Jarudd’s return.

The Falcons will play ten scheduled games during the upcoming year. Our schedule includes five home games beginning Friday, September 7 against Mendota High School. The JV team takes the field at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Varsity squad at 7:30 p.m.

All other home games will be played at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The Falcons also play host to Desert Christian High School on Friday, September 14 and McFarland High School on Friday, September 21.

The annual FMHS Homecoming game takes place against High Desert League team Rosamond High School on Friday, October 26. The last scheduled home game is slated for Friday, November 2 when Desert High School comes to Falcon Field.

See related story "Jarudd Prosser Named New Football Coach: Each Day is a Treasure."

This is part of the July 06, 2007 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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