Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Tuesday, Sept 25, 2018-homecoming

Trivia Question
When was the first homecoming celebration noted in the USA?
Homecoming court

Members of the 2018 homecoming royal court are (from left) freshmen attendants Josh Brinkman and Molly Kraemer, tenth grade attendants Kierra Hellermann and Henry Braun, junior attendants Camryn Brinkman and Bradley Hellermann, King Daniel Klassen, Queen Savana Bitz, senior attendants Allie Toenies and Mitchell Heinen, Emily Scherping and Travis Bertram, Julia Welle and Spencer Meyer and Megan Miland and Sam Heller.  The coronation of the king and queen was Sept. 25 at the coronation ceremony in the Marit Elliott Performing Art Center, Melrose.
Trivia Answer
As far as anyone know the University of Missouri played a football game in 1911 in which alumni were invited back to watch. This was for a long time considered the first homecoming. However, other records record such an event in 1909 in Waco, Texas between Southwest State and Baylor, Northern Illinois University records a celebration in 1903.

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