Alumni, CCHS supporters invited to participate in Homecoming Week activities
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
As they have for the past several years, the Columbia City High School Alumni Association is hoping to have a significant role in activities going on for Homecoming this week at Columbia City High School.
CCHSAA board president Richard Phend will arrive in town today and begin working with several groups of volunteers to prepare for a variety of events happening Friday and Saturday. All activities are open to Columbia City High School or Columbia City Joint High School alumni, or anyone with an interest in supporting the local high school.
School spirit is important and the CCHSAA hopes to encourage alumni who have not been back in years to participate in activities over the next few days.
On Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m., a group of CCHSAA volunteers will be decorating the alumni float in DeVol Field. If anyone would like to help, just stop by.
Alumni are invited to ride on the CCHSAA float in the parade – the more, the merrier! Arrive at DeVol Field between 4:15-4:25 p.m. on Friday.
If you don’t want to be in the parade, please show up to watch the annual CCHS Homecoming Parade. The parade route beings at DeVol Field and travels eastward down Van Buren Street then north on Whitley Street to the high school.
Often, alumni then attend the Optimist fish fry at the high school. Then, many alumni sit together as a group at the Homecoming football game on Friday night.
On Saturday morning, the CCHSAA golf outing is planned at Eagle Glen. Opportunities to participate in the golf outing may still be available. For more information, contact Andrew Thompson at athompson1969@yahoo.com
The community is also invited to attend the CCHSAA Open House on Saturday, September 27, from 1-3 p.m. at the Marshall Building on Walnut Street. Refreshments will be served. Following the open house, the CCHSAA Fall Business Meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the board room at the Marshall Building.
For more information on the ongoing activities of the Columbia City High School Alumni Association, to connect with former classmates or update your alumni profile, visit www.cchsaa.org