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Portsmouth Homecoming hits new heights (photos)

Posted 10/7/26

PORTSMOUTH — From floats and convertibles rolling down East Main Road to cheerleaders soaring above the football field, Portsmouth High School celebrated Homecoming in style Saturday.

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Portsmouth Homecoming hits new heights (photos)

Kelsey Borden smiles as she is thrown into the air during a cheer performance before the game.

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Student Council executive board members vice president Tatum Brennan, president Stell Orr, and secretary Holly Doyle (from left) ride in the back seat of a car along East Main Road.

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Senior float riders Keira Murphy, Lily Morgado, Emma Boiani and Mairin Cooney (from left) throw candy to the crowd on East Main Road during Saturday’s Homecoming parade.

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The Hathaway School float with Michelle DeMello as Happy the Apple, Max Magliton as Squirt the Whale, teacher Erika Magilton, her son Mason Magilton, Owen Ruggieri, Emma Ruggieri and her mom Shannon Ruggieri wave to parade-watchers on Education Lane.

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The Freshman class float rolls down Education Lane.

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Portsmouth High School cheerleader Honey St. Laurent soars above the field while performing a stunt during halftime of Saturday’s Homecoming football game. The Patriots fell to Westerly (see page 3), but the loss did little to dampen the day’s festive mood.

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Kelsey Borden (middle) and the other cheerleaders perform during the show.

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Freshman student council officers Cruz Donovan (front left) and Ayeln Armenanzas, Brooke McNeill and Cameron Libby (back, from left) get a ride from a parent in an MG convertible.

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Brooke Bogues shows her spirit while running through a routine with the cheerleaders.

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Alainna Wilcox Canario, Honisty Baker, Maressa Dooley, Madisyn Campbell, Alana Stoos, Ava Wood, and Amarah Cambedo (from left) run through a routine with the cheerleading squad during halftime.

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Posted Wednesday, October 7, 2026 9:47 am

PORTSMOUTH — From floats and convertibles rolling down East Main Road to cheerleaders soaring above the football field, Portsmouth High School celebrated Homecoming in style Saturday.

Students, families and community members turned out for the annual parade before the festivities shifted to the high school, where the Patriots hosted Westerly.

Portsmouth Homecoming queen and king Payton Sousa Duckworth and Braden Coyle follow members of the court in a sports car on East Main Road during Saturday’s parade.

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Portsmouth came up short on the scoreboard, but there was no shortage of school spirit throughout a day filled with candy, costumes, cheers and Homecoming royalty.

Scroll through the photos in the slideshow at top for more views of all the fun.

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