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Friday Night Lights This Week!

9/24/2024

Spirit Week is a big week for CK Athletics, with three games under the lights starting on Wednesday.

We will be celebrating seniors in each game and hope to see many of you at the legendary Thompson Oval. For more information about the evening games, please see below for details.

WEDNESDAY SOCCER UNDER THE LIGHTS: CK Soccer vs Lutheran North

6:50 Senior Day Celebration

6:56 National Anthem – Teams line up on their sideline

7:00 Game Start

TICKETS: No charge for Cranbrook Community

THURSDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN: CK Field Hockey vs Edsel Ford

6:50 Senior Day Celebration

6:56 National Anthem – Teams line up on their sideline

7:00 Game Start

TICKETS: No charge for Cranbrook Community

CONCESSIONS:

¡Whoa! Tacos Food Truck

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: CK Football vs. Father Gabriel Richard

September 27th, 2024; 7:00 PM Kick off, Thompson Oval @ Cranbrook Campus

PREGAME

5:30 Special teams take the field long sideline, field split 60/40 with 60 yards on each team’s sideline)

5:45 Teams take the field (Field Split 45/45, leaving a 10-yard buffer)

6:38 Teams return to field

6:40 CK Football Senior Celebration

6:50 Coin Toss with honorary Captain, Mr. Rick Williams ‘59

6:55 National Anthem – Teams line up on their sideline

7:00 Kick-off

FAN PARKING: We expect a large crowd and will use multiple lots. Bus will shuttle fans to and from the Thompson Oval starting at 6:20 PM. Overflow parking is available at the Kingswood Campus, and Cranbrook Institute of Science Upper Deck (a 3-5 minute shuttle to the Oval). The shuttle bus service loop will be 550 Lone Pine parking lot, Kingswood campus, CIS Upper Deck and Christ Church lot throughout the early evening through the end of Friday Night Lights.

TICKETS: $8 (digital) $10 (cash). Gates open one (1) hour prior to the start of the game. You can purchase tickets ahead of time here. Children 12 and under will be admitted free.

CONCESSIONS:

¡Whoa! Tacos Food Truck

Hero or Villain Food Truck

CK Booster Club

Crowd Control and Expectations:
Friday Night Lights is the Homecoming football game for Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School. This game is an inclusive community event that draws fans from all Schools’ divisions – Lower, Middle, and Upper. While this is a celebratory event, safety is our primary concern. We ask that fans keep to the promenade walkway or the stands on either side of the field. The field and track area will be open to younger fans during a segment of halftime. Once teams return to the field area to warm up for the second half, all fans must return to the promenade or stands.

We ask that all fans conduct themselves with the utmost respect for the players, coaches, and fans of both teams and the officials. As a public event part of the Cranbrook Schools’ Homecoming Celebration, Friday Night Lights is an opportunity for our community to shine its brightest.

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