OKEMOS - The Okemos High School Homecoming Parade will begin at the Chippewa Middle School parking lot at 4:30 p.m. on Friday September 30th and concludes at the Hiawatha Elementary School parking lot. In recent years, Meridian Township Police have reported that there is considerable congestion and safety concerns at the conclusion of the parade, due to the great number of vehicles, participants and spectators involved in the parade. As a result, this year the Hiawatha Elementary School parking lot will be closed to the public during and immediately after the parade. Parents and friends who wish to pick up students or spectators at the conclusion of the parade, must park their vehicles and await the arrival of these persons on Fairhills Drive, just east of Hiawatha Elementary.