Huge Crowds Delight in Sunshine at Homecoming
With a Friday-evening athletic sweep and fireworks that burst across the night sky, Homecoming 2017 kicked off with victories by soccer and water polo — a fitting start to a jam-packed weekend filled with abundant sunshine and a bounty of Brunswick spirit to match.
Homecoming 2017 featured a Friday of fantastic feats for Brunswick Bruins, as soccer edged out Hopkins with a 1-0 win, while water polo sank Greenwich High School, 6-3, before a packed house in the Mehra Natatorium.
Earlier in the day, alumni gathered under perfect conditions for the 17th Annual Alumni Golf Outing, at Fairview Country Club.
In the evening, the 8th Annual Alumni Association Party was likewise a hit, as dozens gathered on Edwards Campus to rekindle old friendships and make new ones. Previously hosted in the Upper School Atrium on Maher Avenue, the event was moved to the new venue at the Lower School so alumni could soak in the spirit from the adjacent soccer match and pep rally on Cosby Field.
Bill Schneider ’72 (P ’12, ’16) was completely surprised as he was feted with the 2017 Brunswick Distinguished Alumnus Award.
On Saturday, more merriment was in store for ’Wick’s youngest, as Burke Field House was transformed into the can’t-miss carnival of the fall season, Bear Fair.
Later in the day, a huge crowd on Cosby field cheered on football as the team valiantly battled rival Avon Old Farms to a hard-nosed defeat. On the sidelines, the Alumni Tent Party drew hundreds, and for the first time ever included special recognition for 5th- and 10th-year reunion parents.
The day closed with reunions for class years ending in 7 in 2, with the Class of 1962 choosing Villa Italia in Stamford to celebrate its 55th, while other classes gathered on King Street and in familiar spots all over Greenwich to reminisce and reconnect.
All-in-all, record-breaking crowds turned out for a weekend full of the kind of friendship, family, and fun that are the hallmarks of every Brunswick Homecoming.
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