Question Homecoming

I forget if it's mentioned or not but does the school celebrate homecoming?

If they do, it doesn't seem like something they spend much energy on. I think most of that energy has been redirected into the Halloween celebration instead.

My understanding is that "homecoming" is usually associated with a sports event, typically the "home" game of the football team. Whateley does not HAVE intermural sports at all (and little in the intramural ones, other than martial arts and parkour -- and flight in Gen2). So, the usual pretext is not available.

I expect that Parents' Day ends up performing a large part of that role, since many students are second-generation.

Sir Lee wrote: My understanding is that "homecoming" is usually associated with a sports event, typically the "home" game of the football team. Whateley does not HAVE intermural sports at all (and little in the intramural ones, other than martial arts and parkour -- and flight in Gen2). So, the usual pretext is not available.

I expect that Parents' Day ends up performing a large part of that role, since many students are second-generation.

Not so!

They actually have one. We just haven't seen it fulfilled yet. There is a sailing event for our illustrious trio coming up!

What is this homecoming thing for us non-americans??

Astrodragon wrote: What is this homecoming thing for us non-americans??

From Wikipedia,

Homecoming (colloquially known as "hoco" or "HoCo" in some parts of the US) is an annual tradition in the United States. People, towns, high schools, and colleges come together, usually in late September or early October, to welcome back alumni and former residents. It is built around a central event, such as a banquet or dance and, most often, a game of American football, or, on occasion, basketball, ice hockey, or soccer. When celebrated by schools, the activities vary widely. However, they usually consist of a football game played on a school's home football field, activities for students and alumni, a parade featuring the school's choir, marching band, and sports teams, and the coronation of a homecoming queen (and at many schools, a homecoming king). A dance commonly follows the game or the day following the game. When attached to a football game, homecoming traditionally occurs on the team's return from the longest road trip of the season. The game itself, whether it be football or another sport, will typically feature the home team playing a considerably weaker opponent. The game is supposed to be an "easy win" and thus weaker schools will sometimes play lower division schools.

All in all its just special game then a dance to go to after, if you're in high school. I haven't been back to my HS homecoming so I don't know the other side as an Alumni

Katssun wrote: They actually have one. We just haven't seen it fulfilled yet. There is a sailing event for our illustrious trio coming up!

I don't think this counts as a "school event." Whateley does not have an official sailing team. This is just a few students engaging in a competition on their own time.

Astrodragon wrote: What is this homecoming thing for us non-americans??

An event where Alumni are dragged back to their Alma mater to see how well or poorly their classmates have done.

Ebola wrote:

Astrodragon wrote: What is this homecoming thing for us non-americans??

From Wikipedia,

Homecoming (colloquially known as "hoco" or "HoCo" in some parts of the US) is an annual tradition in the United States. People, towns, high schools, and colleges come together, usually in late September or early October, to welcome back alumni and former residents. It is built around a central event, such as a banquet or dance and, most often, a game of American football, or, on occasion, basketball, ice hockey, or soccer. When celebrated by schools, the activities vary widely. However, they usually consist of a football game played on a school's home football field, activities for students and alumni, a parade featuring the school's choir, marching band, and sports teams, and the coronation of a homecoming queen (and at many schools, a homecoming king). A dance commonly follows the game or the day following the game. When attached to a football game, homecoming traditionally occurs on the team's return from the longest road trip of the season. The game itself, whether it be football or another sport, will typically feature the home team playing a considerably weaker opponent. The game is supposed to be an "easy win" and thus weaker schools will sometimes play lower division schools.

All in all its just special game then a dance to go to after, if you're in high school. I haven't been back to my HS homecoming so I don't know the other side as an Alumni

Blasphemer! It's much more than a dance after a game. It's an opportunity for kids to swipe some of the contents of their parents' liquor cabinets and get royally smashed with their friend and then compete in the homecoming 'synchronized barfing' contest

elrodw wrote: Blasphemer! It's much more than a dance after a game. It's an opportunity for kids to swipe some of the contents of their parents' liquor cabinets and get royally smashed with their friend and then compete in the homecoming 'synchronized barfing' contest

Amateurs! The last Homecoming I went to, the serious drinking started the day before the game.

In my experience, homecoming was basically a week-long period of intense school spirit and a celebration of the football players and cheerleaders, culminating in a game, dance, and popularity contest. I didn't care about football players, I thought cheerleading was dumb, and I had no school spirit, so I never really got into it. Though I did help decorate a homecoming parade float one year for extra credit in my English class (not sure why that was a thing, though). I don't know if it was actually used for a parade, or if it was just something they towed out onto the field at halftime, or what. I didn't attend any actual homecoming events; I just helped decorate the thing.

elrodw wrote:
Blasphemer! It's much more than a dance after a game. It's an opportunity for kids to swipe some of the contents of their parents' liquor cabinets and get royally smashed with their friend and then compete in the homecoming 'synchronized barfing' contest

We just called that Saturday at my school

The local University just had Homecoming. The parade was canceled due to weather, the team lost badly to a bad opponent, and it snowed.

Valentine wrote: The local University just had Homecoming. The parade was canceled due to weather, the team lost badly to a bad opponent, and it snowed.

The homecoming drinking is still going on at my local university. Which isn't bad considering it takes about three weeks to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Cryptic wrote:

Valentine wrote: The local University just had Homecoming. The parade was canceled due to weather, the team lost badly to a bad opponent, and it snowed.

The homecoming drinking is still going on at my local university. Which isn't bad considering it takes about three weeks to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Here they schedule Spring Break over St. Patrick's Day, so the bars and students invented Unofficial. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Unofficial

Valentine wrote:

Cryptic wrote:

Valentine wrote: The local University just had Homecoming. The parade was canceled due to weather, the team lost badly to a bad opponent, and it snowed.

The homecoming drinking is still going on at my local university. Which isn't bad considering it takes about three weeks to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Here they schedule Spring Break over St. Patrick's Day, so the bars and students invented Unofficial. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Unofficial

we do that too, but they take the weeks before and after to celebrate too.