In the United States, the idea of a “coming home” celebration, better known as Homecoming, shares common roots with the early days of football. Although the exact origins of Homecoming are debated to this day, it is said that the first “coming home” celebrations began in the 1870s during the annual Harvard-Yale game, with both universities inviting alumni to return home for this important sporting event.

 

 

Although the debate about Homecoming continues, these early events all had similar characteristics that have carried on to the present day: an athletic event, usually a football game, functioning as the focal point; events including pep rallies, parades, speeches, and dances with the intent of uniting students and alumni to foster a stronger sense of school pride. The success of such events has grown over the years into the American tradition of Homecoming. Today, various versions of Homecoming have taken root as a fall celebration of athletics and school spirit at most high schools and universities across the nation.

 

 

Our archives tell us that The Storm King School celebrated Homecoming as early as 1951, when the football team enjoyed its first undeafeated season since 1944 that same year. According to a November 1951 issue of The Quarry, “a large Homecoming crowd saw SKS down Hackley, 12-0” amidst a 4-game winning streak with a momentum that would carry them through the season. The 1951 football squad, led by captain Dan Loh ’52, was honored later that year at a dinner held at the Bear Mountain Inn.

 

 

Today, Homecoming at Storm King is a day to celebrate all SKS Athletics has to offer, and to recognize our senior student-athletes. Activities leading up to Homecoming Weekend are geared toward fostering school spirit and involve the entire school community including students, families, faculty, and alumni. This year, Homecoming begins on the evening of Friday, October 20 and runs through Homecoming Day on Saturday, October 21.

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