Homecoming. (High School)

monster · 08-15-2011, 09:01 PM

Tell me about it, please.

My daughter is a freshman in highschool this year. She is a swimmer. Homecoming is Sep 23rd, dance tickets and shirts are on sale already and will increase in price soon. She's academic, but not a complete nerd. She tends to hang with the "not-completely-slutty-in-crowd" Is this likely to be something she will want to do? She's not into football at all.

I am British, I am clueless. We have no such thing. I know they pick a "big" football game and there's something to do with kings and queens and a dance. I also think that alums are supposed to come back to visit, but as this is a new high school and this is the first year with seniors, that ain't gonna be part of it......

Please enlighten me.

Clodfobble · 08-15-2011, 10:00 PM

It depends on the culture of the school a bit. For us, the homecoming dance was just one of several dances, and most people didn't bother going. I don't think it was even on the same night as the homecoming football game. Certainly no one except already-dating couples actually "went" to the dance together.

As far as the game, it's generally just like any other football game, except they usually try to pick a team that they're pretty sure they can beat so it'll be a happy ending for everyone. There's this weird tradition of making "mums" before the game which are like humongous fake corsages with 4-foot ribbons hanging off them. They hang them on doors, or on the lockers of the football players. This is usually done only by the cheerleaders, but again, the school culture may vary. Homecoming in general is a much bigger thing down south, so very little of this may apply to you.

The vote for homecoming king and queen was pretty intense at my school, but in the end it's nothing more than a popularity contest, and no one was surprised by the winners. The handful of finalists show up to the football game, stand together down on the field, and the winners are announced, usually at halftime I think. There's nothing more to it than that, they just get a little crown and then they get off the field and the game resumes. A lot of schools do the announcement of the king and queen at the dance instead, for us they knew that no one was going to the dance so they did it at the game instead.

Big Sarge · 08-15-2011, 10:22 PM

I think she needs to go. It's a major social event. Groups of girls often go together to the prom without dates. I have 2 teenage daughters. The oldest is a senior and the other is a freshman. I couldn't imagine them not going

monster · 08-15-2011, 10:23 PM

thanks. hm. They picked another Ann Arbor School who I don't think they'll find easy to beat. This is total posturing........ The school means business this year with their first batch of seniors.

monster · 08-15-2011, 10:23 PM

I'm not sure if it's their first homecoming -it might be....

Big Sarge · 08-15-2011, 10:27 PM

We have homecoming courts with "maids & escorts" from each class. Last year they elected a girl with Downs Syndrome as Homecoming Queen. Quite touching and she had a blast

morethanpretty · 08-15-2011, 10:32 PM

I never found it interesting, it was really just a pain. I was in band in high school and homecoming means a parade, which the band has to march in. In the afternoon, which means 90-100 degree weather here. In full uniform. Playing the gawd awful fight song over and over and over again. Ugh. Just awful. Then we had to go to the f*ing football game and watch the Barbies and Kens get paraded around. Fuck it all.
FUCK IT ALL!

Seriously though, how the fuck should we know if your kid will want to go? Why don't you just ask her?

monster · 08-15-2011, 10:36 PM

calm it, honey.....

she doesn't know either and asked me to ask those who might know what it was all about.

morethanpretty · 08-15-2011, 10:42 PM

I really really hated homecoming.
She won't know until she goes, that is my guess. It will really kinda depend on her group of friends and the atmosphere of the school on how much fun she'll have.
My advice: if you can spare the money for it, I don't really see any reason for her not to get a shirt, go to the game and the dance (if friends are going). Just don't spend an outrageous amount on a "mum" like people would at my school. They're quite dumb.

Clodfobble · 08-15-2011, 10:46 PM

Knowing what little I do of Hebe, I'd suspect she won't find anything especially interesting or entertaining about the homecoming events themselves. However, it can be an important social event if her friends are going (and when surrounded by a group of friends, she's likely to have fun herself even if the festivities themselves are a little dumb.) She should ask them how many of them are going.

morethanpretty · 08-15-2011, 10:47 PM

I think the whole idea that it is a "must-do" thing is kinda silly, like prom. I went when I was a Junior, skipped out after 30minutes, didn't go as a senior. Do not regret missing it. Its all just....overrated. For those who really enjoy that kinda of stuff, great. For those who don't, its just annoying when others are all "....but don't you regret not going?" Or "...but its just so much fun!" No and no. I'm sure she'll have lots of opportunities to make good memories with her friends and come up with their own special rituals/activities.

Big Sarge · 08-15-2011, 10:53 PM

homecoming & football. is there anything more "American"?

Perry Winkle · 08-15-2011, 10:57 PM

My friends and I went to the homecoming game freshman year. We had no interest in the dance. It's definitely the "also-ran" of high school dances. At least it was at our school.

Perry Winkle · 08-15-2011, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Sarge

homecoming & football. is there anything more "American"?

Booze and sex under the bleachers?

Big Sarge · 08-15-2011, 11:01 PM

that's the most important part of homecoming!

08-15-2011, 09:01 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Homecoming. (High School) Tell me about it, please. My daughter is a freshman in highschool this year. She is a swimmer. Homecoming is Sep 23rd, dance tickets and shirts are on sale already and will increase in price soon. She's academic, but not a complete nerd. She tends to hang with the "not-completely-slutty-in-crowd" Is this likely to be something she will want to do? She's not into football at all. I am British, I am clueless. We have no such thing. I know they pick a "big" football game and there's something to do with kings and queens and a dance. I also think that alums are supposed to come back to visit, but as this is a new high school and this is the first year with seniors, that ain't gonna be part of it...... Please enlighten me. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-15-2011, 10:00 PM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It depends on the culture of the school a bit. For us, the homecoming dance was just one of several dances, and most people didn't bother going. I don't think it was even on the same night as the homecoming football game. Certainly no one except already-dating couples actually "went" to the dance together. As far as the game, it's generally just like any other football game, except they usually try to pick a team that they're pretty sure they can beat so it'll be a happy ending for everyone. There's this weird tradition of making "mums" before the game which are like humongous fake corsages with 4-foot ribbons hanging off them. They hang them on doors, or on the lockers of the football players. This is usually done only by the cheerleaders, but again, the school culture may vary. Homecoming in general is a much bigger thing down south, so very little of this may apply to you. The vote for homecoming king and queen was pretty intense at my school, but in the end it's nothing more than a popularity contest, and no one was surprised by the winners. The handful of finalists show up to the football game, stand together down on the field, and the winners are announced, usually at halftime I think. There's nothing more to it than that, they just get a little crown and then they get off the field and the game resumes. A lot of schools do the announcement of the king and queen at the dance instead, for us they knew that no one was going to the dance so they did it at the game instead. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-15-2011, 10:22 PM	#3
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I think she needs to go. It's a major social event. Groups of girls often go together to the prom without dates. I have 2 teenage daughters. The oldest is a senior and the other is a freshman. I couldn't imagine them not going __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

08-15-2011, 10:23 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks. hm. They picked another Ann Arbor School who I don't think they'll find easy to beat. This is total posturing........ The school means business this year with their first batch of seniors. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-15-2011, 10:23 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I'm not sure if it's their first homecoming -it might be.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-15-2011, 10:27 PM	#6
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	We have homecoming courts with "maids & escorts" from each class. Last year they elected a girl with Downs Syndrome as Homecoming Queen. Quite touching and she had a blast __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

08-15-2011, 10:32 PM	#7
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	I never found it interesting, it was really just a pain. I was in band in high school and homecoming means a parade, which the band has to march in. In the afternoon, which means 90-100 degree weather here. In full uniform. Playing the gawd awful fight song over and over and over again. Ugh. Just awful. Then we had to go to the f*ing football game and watch the Barbies and Kens get paraded around. Fuck it all. FUCK IT ALL! Seriously though, how the fuck should we know if your kid will want to go? Why don't you just ask her? __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

08-15-2011, 10:36 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	calm it, honey..... she doesn't know either and asked me to ask those who might know what it was all about. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-15-2011, 10:42 PM	#9
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	I really really hated homecoming. She won't know until she goes, that is my guess. It will really kinda depend on her group of friends and the atmosphere of the school on how much fun she'll have. My advice: if you can spare the money for it, I don't really see any reason for her not to get a shirt, go to the game and the dance (if friends are going). Just don't spend an outrageous amount on a "mum" like people would at my school. They're quite dumb. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

08-15-2011, 10:46 PM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Knowing what little I do of Hebe, I'd suspect she won't find anything especially interesting or entertaining about the homecoming events themselves. However, it can be an important social event if her friends are going (and when surrounded by a group of friends, she's likely to have fun herself even if the festivities themselves are a little dumb.) She should ask them how many of them are going. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-15-2011, 10:47 PM	#11
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	I think the whole idea that it is a "must-do" thing is kinda silly, like prom. I went when I was a Junior, skipped out after 30minutes, didn't go as a senior. Do not regret missing it. Its all just....overrated. For those who really enjoy that kinda of stuff, great. For those who don't, its just annoying when others are all "....but don't you regret not going?" Or "...but its just so much fun!" No and no. I'm sure she'll have lots of opportunities to make good memories with her friends and come up with their own special rituals/activities. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

08-15-2011, 10:53 PM	#12
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	homecoming & football. is there anything more "American"? __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

08-15-2011, 10:57 PM	#13
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	My friends and I went to the homecoming game freshman year. We had no interest in the dance. It's definitely the "also-ran" of high school dances. At least it was at our school.

08-15-2011, 11:01 PM	#15
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	that's the most important part of homecoming! __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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