Several GBHS Homecoming events planned for this Friday

GBHS Football captains walk onto the field at the home opener against Scott Community High School on Sept. 9. The Panthers will take on the Liberal Redskins for their Homecoming game on Oct. 9. Homecoming King & Queen will be crowned at the coronation ceremony at 6:30 p.m., followed by kickoff at 7 p.m. (Photo by Patrick Heath)

From USD 428

Great Bend High School’s 2026 Fall Homecoming is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9. The football match-up between Great Bend and Liberal will kick off at 7 p.m. at Great Bend High School’s Memorial Stadium, 2027 Morton St., Great Bend.

The community is invited to celebrate during several Homecoming events scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9, including,

· GBHS Pep Assembly – 8:05 a.m., GBHS Gym

· Homecoming Parade at 3 pm. New this year, the parade route will be on Main Street, traveling south from 19th Street to Lakin Ave. (All USD 428 Schools will dismiss at 2:30 p.m.)

· Panther Pride Marching Band Chili Supper in the GBHS Jack Kilby Commons area from 5 – 6:30 p.m.

· 2026 Homecoming Coronation Ceremony will take place at 6:30 prior to the game. The homecoming court will be introduced, and the Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned.

The GBHS Pep Club also invites spectators to “Stripe out the Stands” at Friday night’s game, assigning red and black to the stadium seating sections. Students on the south end are asked to wear red; the next section (GBHS Band) will wear black, and the pattern will follow down the stands (see above).

For more information, please contact the Great Bend High School Activities office at 620-793-1560.