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MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH!

Join LM for our Homecoming Festivities on Saturday, October 5th.  Alumni, students, families, and friends are all invited to join us for the activities and events.  We are excited to offer several athletic events, a cornhole and spikeball tournament, Student Music Showcase, family carnival, and much more! Check out the full schedule below.

Schedule of Events

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024

  • 9 AM: FREE Cornhole and Spikeball Tournaments – REGISTER HERE
  • 9 AM – 11 AM: Playground Open
  • 9 AM – 11 AM: Here We Dough Food Truck
  • 9:30 AM: Homecoming Brunch – REGISTER HERE
  • 10 AM: Girls Soccer vs. Lampeter Strasburg
  • 11 AM: Student Showcase
  • 12 PM: Service Project
  • 12 PM: Boys Soccer vs. Lampeter Strasburg
  • 12 PM: Guided Tour
  • 12 PM – 3PM: FREE Family Carnival
  • 12 PM – 3 PM: Food Trucks
  • 2 PM: Boys JV Soccer vs. Lampeter Strasburg
Elementary students at Homecoming

Cornhole and Spikeball Tournament

Join us for Cornhole and Spikeball Tournaments at 9 AM in the grass field beside the LM Playground.

  • These events are FREE!

Sign-up in teams of two for the double elimination tournaments. Prizes will be awarded to winners! Registration is available online:

Cornhole tournament participants

Playground Open

Free play time on the Elementary playground will be available throughout the morning from 9 to 11 AM! Stop by to spend time with friends and connect as a community.

kids on the playground

Homecoming Brunch

Join us in the Alumni Dining Hall at 9:30 AM to fellowship as a school community! Enjoy a catered meal, time to chat with Lancaster Mennonite Superintendent, Dr. Michael Badriaki, and conversations around the table. A brief program will be provided as well. Registration is required for this event.

This is a ticketed event and tickets are $20. Please RSVP by September 20th!

  • Alumni, include your graduating class with registration to help us connect you with classmates!
Superintendent luncheon attendees

Student Showcase

Enjoy a brief concert featuring a sampling of LM student music groups in the Fine Arts Center at 11 AM. We will also take time to lift our voices in worship as a congregation for a song or two!

Students singing at homecoming

Service Project

Stop by the Gathering Area from 12 to 1 PM and help support Mennonite Central Committee by knotting quilts that will be used in relief efforts around the world!

quilt

Guided Tour

There have been many changes to our unified campus over the years! Haven’t had a chance to see them for yourself? Join us for a guided tour.

  • Meet outside under the Sky Bridge (between the high school and art buildings) at 12 PM if you are interested. Unable to make it? Contact us if you want to schedule a private tour events@lancastermennonite.org.
front of Rutt Building

Athletics

Games are in the stadium on the turf field.

Girls Soccer vs. Lampeter Strasburg → 10 AM

  • Girls who participated in the LMYA soccer program this spring are invited to walk-out with High School Varsity players when they announce the starting line-up before the game. Keep an eye out for additional details closer to the event.

Boys Soccer vs. Lampeter Strasburg → 12 PM

  • Boys Soccer players in the Lancaster Mennonite Youth Athletics (LMYA) program are invited to walk-out with High School Varsity players when they announce the starting line-up before the game. Keep an eye out for additional details closer to the event.
  • Blazer Nation will celebrate all Lancaster Mennonite senior athletes and alumni athletes at halftime of the Boys Soccer Game!

Boys JV Soccer vs. Lampeter Strasburg → 2 PM

LMH soccer game at Homecoming

Family Carnival

12 – 3 PM in the Baseball Outfield, across from the Turf Stadium. Enjoy all the activities including face painting and carnival games for FREE as much as you would like.

  • New this year! We will have a dunk tank available for a chance to soak some of your favorite Lancaster Mennonite teachers. $5 for 3 throws, or $10 for a PUSH.
two girls with their faces painted

Food Trucks

Food trucks will be available throughout the day.

  • 9 – 11 AM: Here We Dough
  • 12 – 3 PM: Penny’s Ice Cream, Egg Roll Lady, TacoRV, and Bricker’s French Fries

*A percentage of food truck sales will be donated to support LM!

Penny's ice cream truck