Homecoming, by Kevin Mykel

One of the beliefs that has guided Wichita Collegiate School through the years is the idea that, even though students are divided into four divisions, we are one unified school.  Nowhere is this belief more evident than during Homecoming.

Throughout the week of Homecoming, Upper School students engage in a series of special events: “Theme” days, Homecoming King and Queen elections, float construction, and preparation for the Friday football game.  However, as important as the actual game may be, the culmination of the week occurs during the day on Friday with the All-School Picnic. 

For the picnic, older students are paired with students from the Early Childhood and Lower School divisions as “picnic buddies.”  Collegiate students may not always remember a particular math formula or all the symbolism in The Great Gatsby, but they will almost always remember the names of their Upper School picnic buddies.   

On the evening of Homecoming, classmates reunite at class reunions and in the stands at the football game.  Friendships are rekindled, memories shared, and the connection to Wichita Collegiate School reaffirmed once again by generations of Spartans.