[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Students of Tiogue Elementary School march with their Future Oakers banner during the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Students of Western Coventry Elementary School march with their Future Oakers banner during the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

COVENTRY, RI — The 2025 Coventry High School Homecoming Parade kicked off from Paine Field, 1277 Main St., ending at Coventry High, 40 Reservoir Road Oct. 4, with the spirited participation of elementary schools, CHS classes and organizations.

CHS Homecoming Parade 2025

Spectators were treated to colorfully decorated floats and marchers from the Coventry High classes, including the CHS Class of 2026, CHS Class of 2028, CHS Class of 2029, as well as representatives from future Oakers

The CHS Homecoming parade route turned off Main Street onto South Main Street on its way. Spectators were treated to colorfully decorated floats and marchers from the Coventry High classes, including the CHS Class of 2026, CHS Class of 2028, CHS Class of 2029, as well as representatives from future Oakers of Coventry elementary schools, including Hopkins Hill Elementary, Western Coventry Elementary, and Tiogue Elementary.

Coventry High organizations and clubs in the CHS Homecoming parade included The Coventry High The Navy Junior ROTC cadets, Coventry High School Band, and the Coventry High School Dance Team.

According to a 2015 story about the origins of the U.S. by Vice.com, homecoming tradition, the practice began on college campuses as a fall celebration of the first football game of the season. During the celebrations, alumni would return to their former schools, colleges and universities. Most early homecomings began at the turn of the century, but there’s debate over which school began the tradition.

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Students of the Coventry High School Band march during the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Coventry High Students aboard a bus, followed by a fire engine during the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025.

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Coventry High's Oaker Eats Food Truck rides with the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025 — [CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Coventry High’s Oaker Eats Food Truck rides with the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Coventry's Studley Tree Service rides with the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025 — [CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Coventry’s Studley Tree Service rides with the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] The CHS Class of 2026 rides with the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] The CHS Class of 2028 rides with the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Coventry's Studley Tree Service lends a ride to the Class of 2028 during the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025 — [CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Coventry’s Studley Tree Service lends a ride to the Class of 2028 during the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Coventry's Studley Tree Service lends a ride to the Class of 2029 during the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025 — [CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Coventry’s Studley Tree Service lends a ride to the Class of 2029 during the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] The CHS dance team marches with the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Students of Hopkins Hill Elementary School march with their Future Oakers banner during the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] The Coventry High The Navy Junior ROTC cadets march with their Future Oakers banner during the CHS Homecoming parade Oct. 4, 2025

Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at editor@warwickpost.com with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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