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Thornapple Kellogg Homecoming 2025 was a night filled with hometown and school pride as Middleville’s Main Street from Lee Elementary School and from Bender Road to the High School were packed with families cheering on all the teams, clubs and school organizations in the homecoming parade. When the marching band stepped out and began playing, the cheers from the crowd rose.

Thornapple Kellogg Homecoming is Friday, Oct. 10 when the Trojans will take on East Grand Rapids at 7 p.m. There is plenty of excitement and fun prior to the game!

The TKHS September Students of the Month were recently announced.

Thornapple Kellogg High School night cleaner Rob Rastoskey has a lot on his to-do list every day for the school, but he makes room for even more on his own time.

TKHS senior Max Knowles is excited and a little nervous about this Friday night’s (Sept. 26) home football game. His video, honoring the TK Varsity Football State Championship Team of 1965, will be shown on the new large scoreboard screen at 6:30 p.m. prior to kickoff at 7 p.m.

Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Thomas Poll has been named a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student.

Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Jacob Welch has found a staunch supporter and ally. It’s not a teacher or principal. It’s the TK maintenance supervisor who meets with him weekly in a mentor program aimed at building relationships and giving students positive connections with another adult.

Thornapple Kellogg High School Student Council members united for a morning of work at Barry County’s YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin. Why? Because Thursday was the kick-off of the annual Barry County United Way campaign and Thornapple Kellogg Schools was a big part of it.

Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors started trickling into the high school parking lot an hour before the first day of school Monday. Loaded with sweatshirts, blankets and backpacks, the Class of 2026 gathered in the stadium for their senior sunrise. It’s a celebration of their last first day of high school and something that’s become a tradition for the past few years.

“Relationships” is the word TK Superintendent used multiple times in his welcome back speech to TK staff Wednesday morning. His inspiring words came after the spirited playing of the school fight song by the TK marching band, bringing everyone to their feet clapping and cheering.