Attending the homecoming festivities, was a special treat for a high school student teacher. I was amazing at the football game by the food booths designed by the clubs and enjoyed spending some quality time with fellow teachers and student teachers. The most amazing thing about the homecoming game compared to other games, however, is the halftime show. Seeing students preform with their varying organizations and watching the students in the stands as they support there senior peers walk down the red carpet was inspirational. Homecoming is about alumni coming home, and this was on my mind as I considered the fact that while I was at Bonita, I was missing my own alma mater's game at home. Yet, I smiled with joy thinking to myself - now I have two alma maters because Bonita will always be the school of my first teaching experience.
The game wasn't the only inspirational event of the weekend however. Every day I see students enter my class in jeans and t-shirts, but Saturday, all dressed up - looking fancy at Sea World for the Homecoming dance was a moment when I saw my students sparkle. And not just my students, but all grades. Working the check-in table, I was able to greet a variety of students and see the special bond between students and teachers as they were excited to see specific teachers working the event. Reflecting on Homecoming - I think about how much of high school is really "home." I always refrained from using that word because of the connotation for some students whose home lives may be triggering to bring the idea of "home" to school. Alternatively, school is where students spend a majority of their day, and I believe if high schools really accepted this concept of homecoming and encouraged it throughout the year - bringing in alumni to speak, creating a home within classes, and a system of support between the grades, then homecoming may become more than a dazzling halftime show and sparkling dance; it would be a true symbol of coming home.
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