Fallbrook High School ASB director Josh Way could hardly contain his excitement last week when he announced, “We’re bringing floats back to Homecoming!”

Due to the new synthetic track surface installed at the school in 2007-2008, last year was the first in 30 years the high school students weren’t allowed to build Homecoming floats to parade around the football field track in celebration of the annual event.

Now it appears the challenges presented by the new track surface have been overcome, with a team effort between high school staff members and parent and community volunteers....