Eastern Illinois homecoming royalty a tradition for Tuscola family | Education
CHARLESTON — Eastern Illinois University’s homecoming brings present and former college students collectively to have a good time their favourite school traditions.
For the Reifsteck household, being concerned in homecoming has turn out to be a household custom — and a busy week.
Stella Reifsteck, 4, was simply topped as this yr’s “Lil Princess” for EIU’s homecoming courtroom. In 2019, her older sister, Sofie, 8, held the identical title.
Their older brother, Evan, 10, was “Lil Prince” in 2016.
“We get to be chauffeurs for the weekend,” stated Deborah Reifsteck, their mom.
As EIU homecoming royalty, every sibling attended the coronation ceremony, the homecoming parade and the soccer recreation up to now.
In the meantime, Deborah Reifsteck and her husband, Bryce, are additionally in a position have a good time homecoming as EIU alumni.
The pair, each from the Tuscola space, met as college students at EIU, stated Bryce Reifsteck.
“It’s neat that we met as college students, received married, and now our kiddos could be concerned, too,” stated Deborah Reifsteck.
Deborah Reifsteck accomplished her grasp’s diploma at EIU and has been working as a style merchandising and design professor there for 15 years.
Kids and grandchildren of college members at EIU can apply to turn out to be the homecoming royalty.
The three siblings every had been elected as royalty all through the years after being requested one query: What can be their superpower of alternative and why?
Stella Reifsteck want to fly so she may help save individuals — and to see her mates, she stated.
Sofie would like to have kindness as a superpower to assist save the world.
Evan want to be robust and quick, so he could be even higher at one thing he actually likes to do — play soccer. Evan is also concerned in taekwondo and is about to begin enjoying basketball.
Sophie enjoys gymnastics, cheerleading and dance. Stella additionally enjoys gymnastics.
The sisters have really been Lil Princesses for 2 homecoming celebrations in a row, since lots of the homecoming festivities had been canceled final yr with the intention to stop the unfold of the coronavirus.
“Now we’re right here in 2021, again to no matter this regular appears like, they usually’re Lil Princess back-to-back,” stated Deborah.
This was the primary yr that the homecoming courtroom as an alternative of the homecoming committee elected the Lil’ Princess and Lil’ Prince.
Homecoming activities will continue throughout the week, wrapping up on Saturday with the parade, soccer recreation and Distinguished Alumni Awards.
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