Rondeliers Dance Club; The Homecoming Dance

Did You Know? - Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America. It usually includes activities for students and alumni, such as sports and culture events and a parade through the streets of the city or town.

Did You Know? - While the excitement of homecoming itself isn't unique to Texas, the tradition of the homecoming mum is something for which Texans can claim full responsibility.

The first mums were given in the early 1930s at high school football games across the state, albeit in a much smaller form.

Boys gave real chrysanthemum flowers to girls — who weren't necessarily their dates to the celebratory dance — in the form of a corsage.

Mums have evolved into the much larger ones seen in schools and at games today though — and they're not just corsages anymore. Gone are the days of pinning a flower to your blouse.

These days, homecoming mums are investments that you have no desire to throw away when the game is over, with three, four or more flowers, bears, bells, ribbons and trinkets of all sorts. Some crazier designs even include battery-operated lights and fiber optics. Seriously.

Did You Know? - Generally, the King and Queen are students completing their final years of study at their school (also called seniors), while the Prince and Princess are underclassmen, often with a Prince/Princess for each grade. Recently, some high schools have chosen to add categories, such as Duke and Duchess, to extend the representation of students to include a category in which students with special needs are elected. In high school, 17- or 18-year-old students in their final year are represented by a King or Queen; in college, students who are completing their final year of study, usually between 21 and 23 years old.

Classmates traditionally nominate students who have done a lot to contribute to their school, then students vote for members of the Court from the nominees. Once the Homecoming Court candidates are announced, the entire student body votes for the Queen and King. The voting is often conducted by secret ballot, but other methods may also be used by certain schools.

Quotation To Remember: You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it's all right.  ~Maya Angelou

Quotation To Remember: It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time.  ~Barbara Kingsolver

Quotation To Remember: The reason women don't play football is because eleven of them would never wear the same outfit in public.  ~Phyllis Diller

Quotation To Remember: Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.  ~Doug Larson

Quotation To Remember: If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade.  That's life.  ~Mike Ditka

Did You Know? - The history of the University of Missouri Homecoming can be traced back to the 1911 Kansas vs. Missouri football game, when the Missouri Tigers first faced off against the Kansas Jayhawks in the first installment of the Border War, which is also the oldest Division 1 college football rivalry west of the Mississippi River.

The intense rivalry originally took place at neutral sites, usually in Kansas City, Missouri, until a new conference regulation was announced that required intercollegiate football games to be played on collegiate campuses. To renew excitement in the rivalry, ensure adequate attendance at the new location, and celebrate the first meeting of the two teams on the Mizzou campus in Columbia, Missouri, Mizzou Athletic Director Chester Brewer invited all alumni to "come home" for the game in 1911.

Along with the football game, the celebration included a parade and spirit rally with bonfire.

Did You Know? - A drum roll (or roll for short) is a technique the percussionist employs to produce a sustained sound on a percussion instrument. Rolls are used by composers to sustain the sound and create other effects, the most common of which is using a roll to build anticipation.