GALLERY: Students wash town in orange and black

Charles City High School senior Sydney Loeckle adds a handprint to the boulder behind Charles City High School, near the entry to Comet Drive. Press photos by Kate Hayden

Seniors paint the boulder behind Charles City High School.

Senior Noah Schlader touches up handprints painted on the senior class boulder.

Senior Lars McFarland traces the outline of football players on a Main Street window mural.

Senior Hannah Baljeu paints an Independence High School horse in a homecoming mural on Main Street with her classmates.

Sophomores Haley Larson, Disirae Davis and Jamie Olerich pose in front of a homecoming mural on Main Street they painted with classmates.

Students left their mark on businesses across Main Street as part of Spirit Day activities on Tuesday.

Freshmen work on a Main Street window mural during Tuesday's Spirit Day activities.

Freshman Saul Gonzalez touches up a Main Street window mural with his classmates.

CCHS dance coach Keisha Cunnings works with 25 high school students on choreography for the homecoming rally.

Sophomores Madison Lincoln and Priscilla Arenas paint the road outside Comet Field.

Freshman Toni Maloy paints the top of a door sign with the name of deceased classmate Logan Luft and the slogan "Donate Life." Luft became an organ donor after a fatal accident in early July.

Senior Devon Koenigsfeld shows off his side of the door sign while classmates Hana Laue and Matthew Thompson get working on the other side.

Junior Kelsey Vsetecka paints a class "Burma-Shave"-type sign.

Seniors Dylan Parsons and Justin Knutson paint class "Burma-Shave"-type signs on Tuesday.

Charles City students paint sports banners in the high school as part of Tuesday's homecoming activities.