Homecoming Week Is Full Of Nostalgia
Football Games, Dances & Parades Make It A Treat For Students & Alumni
Every fall, schools all over the country celebrate homecoming. The exciting mix of students, alumni, football games, dances and parades is a week that’s eagerly anticipated not just by schools, but by the communities that support them.
Homecoming, typically defined as the return of alumni for a flurry of activities including a football game, is an event that dates back about 100 years. If you’ve been thinking about transferring yellowing high school or college photos to CD, homecoming week is an excellent time to do it. This would make the images much easier to share with your children and old classmates. Digital format also makes them a cinch to post online or turn into a slideshow for class reunions.
Legend has it that Baylor University came up with the idea in 1909. The next year, students at University of Illinois further developed the notion. Other colleges quickly picked up on this concept, followed by high schools. It’s a great way to attract former students back to their one-time schools, show them what’s new and solicit donations. Sharing your own pictures, after you have scanned the photos to CD, is another way to contribute to wonderful homecoming memories.
Homecoming rituals can vary from school to school, but some are common across the board. Often, the celebration lasts for a week and includes a football game, the crowning of the king and queen, and a dance. Parades, pep rallies and concerts are also popular. In certain states such as Texas and Oklahoma, homecoming mums are hot. High school and junior high school students create or buy these over-the-top corsages for each other; they are adorned with long sashes and kitschy stuffed animals and trinkets. Craft stores such as Michaels sell specialized garlands, silk mums, bells, charms and military braids in the weeks leading up to homecoming. Boys usually wear homecoming garters, a smaller version of the mum, on their arms.
Homecoming season may be quite the money maker for some companies now, but at its heart, it is still about bringing a community together.
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