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St. Bede celebrates 135th anniversary this homecoming · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Saint Bede celebrates 135th anniversary of this homecoming. Written by Tom
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  Collins This article is being read by an automated voice brought to
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  you by Everlett. Saint Bede Academy is preparing to welcome generations of
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  Bruins back to campus for homecoming, October 2nd to 4, as the
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  Academy celebrates its 135th anniversary. Homecoming festivities kick off with the
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  annual parade at 5 p.m. Friday, October 2nd, led by Abbott Michael
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  Calhoun, OSB, Class of 1989. The parade will travel from Washington Park
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  in Peru along 4th Street to St. Bede Lane, an all-school cookout
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  and variety show will follow. Saturday, October 3rd begins with the athletes
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  Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 10 a.m. In The
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  Abbott Vincent Gymnasium. This year's inductees include the 1975-76
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  football team, 2018-19 softball team, and distinguished athletes Brett Dannis, Herman Emmerling,
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  Bailey Hopps, Michelle Mershin, and Jim Stack. The Academy will also open
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  its doors for campus tours from 11.30am to 1 p.m. Saturday. The
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  Bruins will take on Seneca High School in the homecoming football game
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  at 1 p.m. During halftime, Saint Bede will recognized its Golden Beadon
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  classes of 1956, 1961, 1966, and 1971, along with
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  the newest Golden Beadens, the Class of 1976. Celebrating its 50th reunion,
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  the class of 1976 will also be recognized for raising 76,000 to
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  establish an endowed scholarship for St. Bedid Academy. Following the game, the
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  celebration continues with the 10th annual Bruins Jam featuring live performances by
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  St. Bede Alumni food vendors, tailgating, and reunion gatherings. Alumni from classes
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  spanning nine decades, 1956 to 2021, are expected to reunite on campus.
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  Homecoming continues Sunday, October 4th, with
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  the annual Alumni Mass, which will be held at 10 a.m, and
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  include the formal induction of the 1976 Golden Beadens. The St. Bede
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  Alumni Association's annual alumni brunch will follow in the Perinos Science Center,
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  where former teacher and coach Alex Wenniberg64 will be honored as the
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  2026 Distinguished Alumni Award. The weekend concludes Sunday evening with the annual
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  Homecoming Student Dance. Alumni, families, friends, and the entire Illinois Valley community
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  are invited to join the celebration. For a complete schedule of events,
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  visit wwwst-bead.com slash homocombing or follow St. Bede Academy on Facebook
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  and Instagram.