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	Homecoming Dresses at cbslimited.com
		Similar events began occurring across the country and by the 1920s homecoming was widely celebrated at high schools, colleges and universities.
		The main event, however, is the crowning of a homecoming queen.
		Homecoming is typically scheduled in the fall, September-October.
	www.cbslimited.com /homecoming-dresses.php (262 words)

	Homecoming... An American Tradition
		During homecoming week, festivities unite the school and the community, forming a sense of family that keeps the traditions and spirit of the school alive throughout the generations.
		Homecoming activities are unique from school to school and often involve the entire student body as well as the community.
		There are many activities associated with homecoming week, such as; dances, parades, float competitions, grade level competitions, special pep rallies, spirit days, decorating contests, tailgate parties, reunions and of course the queen's court.
	www.dtda.org /insights/homecome.htm (0 words)

	Traditions: Homecoming [UCLA Spotlight]
		When the Homecoming Parade heads down Westwood Boulevard on October 25, 2002, it will be the first appearance of this UCLA tradition in the 21st century.
		Tradition, says Keith Brant, executive director of the UCLA Alumni Association and assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations, is at the heart of the weekend celebration.
		One unwary Homecoming Queen evidently interpreted the use of a red car as blanket approval of the color.
	www.ucla.edu /spotlight/02/prgm1002_parade.html (580 words)

	tbook: traditions: homecoming
		The Freshman Cake Race is Tech's oldest homecoming tradition, beginning in 1911 as a cross country race.
		The Cake Race was incorporated into the homecoming celebration in 1935, and made a compulsory event for freshman who were not disqualified because of physical limitations.
		The inclusion of a homecoming queen in 1954, and later a homecoming king, augmented the awards to the winners of the race by giving them, in addition to a cake, a kiss from the homecoming monarch of the opposite sex.
	cyberbuzz.gatech.edu /tbook/older/traditions/homecoming.html (619 words)

	Carry Me Back - Beaver Eclips - OSU Alumni Association
		And yet, OSU’s Homecoming tradition dates to long before anyone on campus had ever heard of the sport, all the way back to the earliest years of Corvallis College, the church-owned pioneer academy that would one day become Oregon State University.
		The tradition of welcoming newly minted degree holders into the Oregon State family was generally held at or near the fabled Trysting Tree.
		Homecoming bonfires during the 1930s were the tallest in school history and some of the most spectacular in all of college football.
	alumni.oregonstate.edu /eclips/carry/nov1_2002.html (1071 words)

	CollegeNews.com - Homecoming: Behind The Tradition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Another tradition that has evolved into a months long process with high prestige awarded to the winner is the electing of a Homecoming King and Queen.
		She added that the final selection of the king and queen is based on an interview by the judges, (45 percent), student voting (40 percent), involvement in scheduled appearances (10 percent) and the application process and essay (5 percent).
		The tradition of homecoming goes on the next year with the king and queen coming back to participate in the parade and crowning of their successors.
	www.collegenews.com /articles.asp?id=164 (695 words)

	Homecoming 2006: A tradition of school spirit, football, dresses and dances \| BonitaNews.com
		It was homecoming week at the school and the students were gathered for the homecoming Olympics, a long-standing tradition in Naples.
		This year, on the day of the homecoming dance, student council members spent eight hours turning their cafeteria into a 1970s-era disco, complete with colored lights, bright colors, “feeling groovy” signs, and a spinning disco ball that moved to the beat of hip-hop, rap and dance music.
		As a senior and Naples student government association president, Fae Nageon de Lestang, 18, said she sees homecoming as “a milestone showing that I’m growing up.” She says homecoming has pushed her and some of her friends to realize that their high school years are almost over and that they need to spend time together.
	www.bonitanews.com /news/2006/oct/05/homecoming_2006_tradition_school_spirit_football_d/?around_swfla (837 words)

	The Dartmouth Online
		Eager members of the Class of 2010 looking forward to taking part in their first Dartmouth tradition may be surprised to learn that "Homecoming's" roots technically only extend to the 1980s.
		Homecoming has not always been the spectacle that it is today.
		Another Homecoming tradition, touching the fire, is even more dangerous for students than rushing the football field.
	www.thedartmouth.com /article.php?aid=2006101301010 (636 words)

	University of Florida Homecoming 2007: Nation of Champions \| Home
		Homecoming has been a tradition at the University of Florida for more than eighty years.
		From its humble beginnings as Dad's Day in the 1920's, UF Homecoming has grown into a series of several successful events designed to engage the entire campus in Gator spirit.
		The 2007 Homecoming theme is "Nation of Champions." This theme pays homage not only to the University of Florida's three national basketball and football titles, but to demonstrated excellence in other areas of campus life as well.
	www.ufhomecoming.org (0 words)

	Homecoming Photographic Display
		Though homecoming was canceled in 1918, when an influenza epidemic was raging, and the location was changed in 1944 to save gasoline for the war effort, this Tiger tradition continues to thrive today.
		The homecoming queen, first photographed for the 1937 Savitar, gave way, in 1977, to a new tradition, the election of a homecoming king and queen.
		Some traditions are no longer practiced, including the sounding of taps in memory of MU students who lost their lives in the nation's wars.
	muarchives.missouri.edu /homecomdisp.html (792 words)

	Backstory: They doff their beanies to tradition \| csmonitor.com
		The tradition ended in 1966 - the requirement to wear a beanie was dropped in 1968, though one fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, continued the tradition alone.
		At homecoming, earlier this month, a pair of pledges from that fraternity got a taste of Old Wabash as they spent their Saturday catering to the whims of upperclassmen and visiting parents and alums.
		That sense of unity created by a shared tradition was being put to a tougher test by the other Wabash freshmen at half time, when the fairest among them competed in an annual queen-crowning contest that evoked an equator crossing, replete with Sons of Neptune cheering on reluctant polliwogs in drag.
	www.csmonitor.com /2006/1025/p20s01-legn.html (1216 words)

	History of Homecoming at UNI (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This illustrated history of Homecoming at the University of Northern Iowa traces the origins of UNI Homecoming traditions and practices from 1920 to the current date.
		Homecoming seemed to be settling into a recognizable pattern by the sixth celebration in 1925.
		One notable tradition, campaniling, was revived for the fifty-eighth Homecoming, in 1979.
	www.library.uni.edu /speccoll/homecominghist (10911 words)

	The New York Times > National > Gay Students Force New Look at Homecoming Traditions
		Moran did not win the crown, but he was elected to the homecoming court, appearing at the college football game on Nov. 6 wearing a fl dress with an Empire waist and elbow-length red gloves, accentuated by the yellow sash draped over each of the 11 homecoming court students.
		It is difficult to nail down a precise number of colleges and high schools that have recently revamped their homecoming tradition to include gay candidates or simply to elect two queens, two kings, a female king or a male queen, straight or gay.
		A gay male student was elected homecoming queen at Southwest Texas State University in 1999, the same year that another young man, also gay, ran for homecoming queen at New Mexico State University, prompting that student government, after a backlash, to rule that queens must be female and kings must be male.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/11/27/national/27homecoming.html?ex=1259470800&en=5cb5ad2af97223b1&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland (0 words)

	Cal Poly Homecoming History
		Homecoming 1924 also marked Cal Poly’s adoption of the “Mustangs” as the mascot and football team name, according to items in the Kennedy Library Archives.
		By 1949, Homecoming was a Cal Poly autumn tradition, and drawing more than 500 to campus for the event every year.
		Nancy Schlegel, a 21-year-old El Corral Bookstore employee, was the wife of a Cal Poly student; she said she was honored to be the first Homecoming Queen and hoped she wouldn’t be the last one.
	www.homecoming.calpoly.edu /history.html (0 words)

	Homecoming dresses formal and prom gowns for 2006
		Homecoming dresses and formal dresses from Alyce, Jovani, Clarisse, Mori Lee, Tiffany and Riva as well as homecoming gowns at a bargain price.
		Homecoming is a tradition observed at most high schools and colleges.
		Choosing a dress for homecoming is one of the most important preparation steps for girls.
	www.4prom.com /ho.html (0 words)

	UW Alumni Association - UW Homecoming 2007
		Homecoming Weekend is almost here, and you don't want to miss a minute of it.
		Every year, on the night before the Homecoming football game, hundreds of Huskies converge on Red Square for a pep talk from Coach Willingham, a performance by the Husky Marching Band, food, fun giveaways, rowdiness, camaraderie and good cheer (from the Cheer Squad, specifically, but also in general).
		Another longtime Homecoming tradition, the Multicultural Alumni Partnership Bridging the Gap Breakfast celebrates diversity at the University of Washington and in our community.
	www.washington.edu /alumni/homecoming/index.html (0 words)

	Murphys Homecoming
		Each year the third weekend of July brings a welcomed reunion of past residents of Murphys and a highly anticipated old-fashioned community celebration.
		The Murphys homecoming tradition began in 1947 as the "Wingdam Event - Old Timer's Luncheon," bringing together a number of residents who had moved out of the area.
		The only two requirements for attendees that still remain today are: 1) they must have lived ten years or more in Murphys, and 2) they are 70 years of age or older.
	www.visitmurphys.com /homecoming.html (258 words)

	Clarke Historical Library - The Modern Era
		During the mid-1970s a new consensus emerged that reinvigorated the Homecoming tradition.
		Homecoming has gone through many changes in the past seventy-six years, but as it enters the twenty-first century the core reasons that led to the first Homecoming in 1924 persist.
		Homecoming is still an opportunity for old college friends to come together, for alumni to meet with today's students, and for the University to put its best face forward.
	clarke.cmich.edu /homecoming/modern.htm (345 words)

	Wisconsin Alumni Association - Homecoming
		If you have any questions about our Homecoming festivities, or are interested in Homecoming sponsorship for next year, please e-mail the UW Homecoming Committee.
		The UW Homecoming Committee is currently taking applications for new members.
		Today, the UW Homecoming Committee, a student organization sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association®, hosts a week of spirited events on campus each fall.
	www.uwalumni.com /homecoming (205 words)

	Greeks continue pomping tradition in Homecoming preparations (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Brian Aiken, a homecoming chairman for his fraternity and an economics senior, said he grew up in Stillwater and remembers going to walkaround with his family every year.
		Homecoming is a two-month process during which fraternities and sororities pair up to challenge other teams of greek chapters in several categories, including Football Frenzy, Sign Competition, Harvest Carnival and House Decoration — the most costly and time-consuming competition, Kinnamon said.
		Some students look at homecoming as a chance to have fun, but there are other reasons to help at homecoming.
	www.ocolly.com /read_story.php?a_id=30420 (532 words)

	Grizzly Online-Homecoming 2006
		The biggest decision with this year's Homecoming dance was whether to hold it inside in the lobby or outside on the patio.
		The Homecoming Assembly Our homecoming assembly-find out who the alumnus was who spoke to the students at LHS, as well as the crazy things the SBO's have done.
		The Homecoming Dance This year's homecoming was cold due to the weather, but the music and enjoyment was RED hot.
	www.lhs.logan.k12.ut.us /grizzly/hc.htm (2341 words)

	The Homecoming tradition
		The homecoming tradition began at SIU in 1921.
		Homecoming gives students a chance to have a good time with their friends and show their school spirit, and it allows alumni to come back on campus and relive their glory days.
		Jason Lester, a junior in Cinema and Photography from Texas, said he thought homecoming revolved around money, politics and some stuffy group of people dressing up to be judge.
	www.dailyegyptian.com /btc98/B/homecoming.html (436 words)

	Wabash FYI:: Semi-Random Thoughts on Homecoming Traditions
		Saturday was a day filled with traditions: living units creating parade-style floats (that don’t float) to decorate the fronts of their buildings; alumni from nine decades coming back to campus; sporting events; and an evening of music and theater.
		Philanthropy is, perhaps, Wabash’s greatest and most enduring tradition; a tradition of Wabash alumni providing the resources for future generations of Wabash men.
		Yep, one of the more hysterical aspects of Homecoming is the queen contest, when living units choose one lucky freshman to be their queen.
	www2.wabash.edu /blog/pa/2006/10/semirandom_thoughts_on_homecom.html (703 words)

	Greenville College - Homecoming
		In 1950, the dates of homecoming were moved up to early November.
		Today’s there’s no parade, but the homecoming committee still goes all out to orchestrate a memorable weekend for students, faculty, alumni, and friends.
		There are the class reunions, the President’s Run, the football game (a new tradition), ladies basketball game, varsity-alumni soccer game, queen (and now king) coronation, and varsity-alumni basketball game, to name a few.
	www.greenville.edu /about_gc/traditionallygc/homecoming.shtml (376 words)

	The Dartmouth Online
		Historically, Homecoming has been marked not just by school spirit and time-honored traditions, but also by fraternity theme parties attended by hundreds of students.
		He said that while the fraternity plans to advertise the week before the big weekend for their party, people have already started to talk about early '80s as a homecoming tradition.
		Although most students in the class of 2010 might not yet know the specifics of the homecoming parties, excitement and anticipation seem to be building as the weekend draws near.
	www.thedartmouth.com /article.php?aid=2006101301030 (521 words)

	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology-NEWS
		This year’s theme, “Come Get Your Kicks at Homecoming ‘06”, has encouraged alumni of all ages to travel back to campus to retrace pleasant college memories and become reacquainted with their alma mater, according to Brian Dyer, director of alumni affairs.
		Homecoming also allows current Rose-Hulman students to continue several of the college’s traditions and participate in several of the 36 scheduled activities.
		Bonfire Continues Homecoming Tradition: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's Homecoming bonfire, constructed each year by freshman students, continues a school tradition that was started in 1923.
	www.rose-hulman.edu /news/articles/homecoming2006.htm (910 words)

	Eau Claire North Cross Country
		The Homecoming Run is a tradition that began nearly 20 years ago whereby the varsity members of the cross country squad relay the game ball from the opponents high school to North High School in time for the Homecoming pep-assembly.
		The Homecoming football is signed by the coaches and captains of both schools.
		The Homecoming tradition lives on this year as the Huskies will relay the ball back from Superior HS (Rice Lake).
	www.north.ecasd.k12.wi.us /Sports/CrossCountry/homecoming04.html (314 words)

	K-State.com - Students - Homecoming
		From the 5K race to the parade and pep rally, the week is packed with events to stir up purple pride.
		The 5K race, parade and pep rally, and tailgate competition are just a few of the fun Homecoming week activities and events for students, alumni and the Manhattan community.
		During Homecoming week, two K-State ambassadors are elected to represent the student body at Alumni Association events throughout the state and at university activities.
	www.k-state.com /Students/Homecoming.aspx (114 words)

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