It hasn't crossed over to the UK, but in America, it's a real honour to be crowned Homecoming King and Queen.
Students spend months campaigning pinning up posters and persuading other pupils to vote for them.
And the hard work paid off for Teldrick Albrecq, a student with additional needs at Lancaster High School in California.
Heartwarming videos capture the moment the teen celebrated after he was crowned the school's homecoming king.
Teldrick, 18, who has Down syndrome, is extremely popular at school and was overjoyed with classmates at Lancaster High School awarded him the honour.
It came after the teen mounted a campaign, which his adoptive mum Kim Alberecq, 42, with by creating poster boards, and thinking of other ideas to persuade his fellow students to cast him their vote.
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On the night of prom, his hard work and optimism paid off when he was crowned senior year's homecoming king in front of the entire school.
In the videos, filmed by mum Kim, Teldrick can be seen jumping up and down with excitement upon hearing the news that he'd won the title.
As he tears up the dancefloor surrounded by his entire year group, his friends and teachers are there to celebrate with him.
For his mum Kim - it was an extra special moment. She taught Teldrick in primary school and initially became his foster parent for finally adopting him.
She told ABC7 how she nursed him back to health after he became deathly ill from a diabetic episode and that her son makes feel like a 'million bucks every day.'
Kim, a teacher from Lancaster, California, said: "I couldn't be more proud of him, and it really is a testimony to what an amazing person he is.
"When he told me he was running for homecoming, I knew he'd have a good chance because he has loads of friends in the general education population.
"Someone at his school put a pic of his poster on social media and tagged a local news site, and they sent a film crew down to film the results on prom night.
"The response from the local community has been unreal, with people wanting to meet him and take pics with him - someone even paid for our breakfast last week.
"This is something we'll both look back on for the rest of our lives after a time where there really hasn't been much to smile about."
