Chaminade Homecoming dances go all the way back to the 1930s. Students used to wear pins to the dances, which later evolved into “spirit ribbons” in the late 1960s. These ribbons were sold to raise money for the school.

Chaminade used to have two Homecoming dances each year. The first one took place in the fall, and the second one was in the winter. The fall Homecoming was organized around a football game, while the winter one was organized around a basketball game. They would have a parade before the dance that would go through the track at Chaminade and down Lindbergh. The parade would happen during the halftime of the football games. The football games would be in the middle of the day, on the Saturday of the dance, because they didn’t have the big lights that we use now to light up the field at night. They would also have a bonfire that would take place where the new baseball field is today, as it used to be a big open practice field.

The winter dances would also have eating contests before them. During the 1980s, students would destroy a car for fun before the dance.

The dances were held in the gym. Resident students would also participate in the Homecoming dances, most of whom were from America at the time. It’s also worth noting that the dances had a larger attendance in their earlier years than they do today.