Homecoming

Homecoming 2025—October 10-12, 2025

Wayland welcomes all alumni, former faculty and staff, and friends to campus October 10–12, 2025, to celebrate your alumni reunion at Homecoming! Please make plans to join us for an in-person weekend of events highlighting everything that makes the Wayland experience special. 

All alumni, former faculty and staff, and friends of the Academy are invited to help us celebrate the milestone reunions (classes ending in a “5” or a “0”).

WEEKEND AGENDA:

Friday
9 AM - 1 PM - School Store Open (Heaton's Union)
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM - Former Faculty and Staff Reunion Lunch (Frame Lounge) - Invite only
12:30-5 PM - Registration (Janik Field House)
1-2:15 PM - Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Janik Field House)
3 PM - Football Game: Wayland vs. Green Lake/Princeton (Brown Field)
4:30 PM - Class of `70 Lounge Dedication Ceremony (Burnham Hall, Lower Level) - Class of 1970 and by special invitation 
5-6:30 PM - All Alumni Reception (Janik Field House)
6:30 PM - Off-campus Class Gatherings
       1970 - Buckhorn Supper Club
       1979, 80, 81 - Dinner at private residence on Beaver Dam Lake (information will be shared with weekend attendees)                  
       1990 - Damsels
       2000 - Stooges Sports Bar
       2015 - Park Avenue Sports Cafe

6:45-8:30 PM - Class of 1975 50th Reunion Class Dinner (Patterson House) - Class of 1975 only   
          
Saturday
9 AM - Noon - Registration (Frame Lounge)
9 AM - Noon - School Store Open (Heaton's Union)
9:30 - 10:30 AM - All Alumni Meeting & Brunch (Pickard Dining Hall)
11 AM - All Alumni Photo (Wayland Hall steps; rain location: Lindsay Gym)
Noon - Naming Ceremony for the Academic Building (Swan Patio, outside of Swan Library [in case of rain - Swan Library])
1 PM - Golden Celebration (Swan Library) celebrating class years 1974 and older
1 PM - Alumni Board Meeting (McKinstry Conference Room, Roundy Hall)
1-3 PM - Wayland Museum Open (under Swan Library)     
3-4 PM - Class of 2020 Celebration (Swan Library)

**Golf or Disc Golf can be played at Old Hickory Golf Club during the afternoon. Call 920-887-7179 to reserve your 18-hole tee time (9-hole tee times are on a first-come, first-served basis).

5:30-6:30 PM - Cocktail Reception and Class Photos (Old Hickory Golf Club)
SOLD OUT: 6:30-8:30 PM - Alumni Dinner & Program (Old Hickory Golf Club)

Sunday
9-10 AM - Memorial Service (Kimberly Chapel) recognizing all alumni, faculty, and staff who have passed away
10-11:15 AM - Brunch (Pickard Dining Hall)

SEE WHO IS REGISTERED

Interested in getting a group together either in-person or virtually? Contact the Director of Alumni Engagement and Academy Fund Mandie Zopp.