Homecoming court is a tradition in many high schools and colleges in the United States. It is a representative group of students that, in a coeducational institution, consists of a king and queen, and possibly prince(s) and princess(es) . The homecoming court is usually made up of a homecoming king, a homecoming queen, and additional members known as homecoming royalty. The homecoming court plays a key role in homecoming in general; they represent the school during spirit week and during the homecoming football game/dance.

The process for selecting the homecoming court can vary by high school, but the idea is that the individuals are trying to win votes to become homecoming queen or king (with the runners up filling out the court as homecoming royalty) . At some schools, any student can nominate himself/herself for homecoming king or queen, while other schools require nomination by peers or by a committee of faculty members. Homecoming court nominees usually have to meet a set of participation requirements first, such as maintaining a certain grade point average, having good attendance, and/or having a good disciplinary record. Also, a lot of schools only allow seniors to run for king and queen.

Once the nomination process for homecoming court has settled, the initial group of participants is narrowed down to a handful of students with the highest number of nominations. These final homecoming court nominees will be announced, then they will have some time for campaigning to earn a final vote from their classmates. The students applying for homecoming court must abide by certain rules for their campaigns, such as only having one 12"x18" sign on the school bulletin board, not manipulating or causing the manipulation of students signatures on their ballot, and distributing approved buttons, t-shirts, silly bands, ribbons, etc. as campaign strategy.

In conclusion, homecoming court is a representative group of students that is selected through a nomination and voting process to represent the school during spirit week and during the homecoming football game/dance. The process for selecting the homecoming court can vary by high school, but the idea is that the individuals are trying to win votes to become homecoming queen or king.