Kevin Bacon Back at ‘Footloose’ High School 40 Years Later After Student Campaign, Volunteer Efforts

Earlier than they relocate to a brand new faculty within the fall, the coed physique at Payson Excessive College in Utah campaigned to carry ‘Footloose’ star Kevin Bacon again to the well-known filming location by volunteering to assist his charity Six Levels simply hours earlier than promenade.

It is a remaining farewell for the coed physique, as nicely, who campaigned to carry the actor again as this will likely be their final 12 months within the faculty as nicely. Within the fall, college students will likely be relocating to a brand new facility. What higher technique to honor the constructing than by bringing again the star who put it on the nationwide map?

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The scholars did not simply beg the well-known actor to come back again, both. They appealed to his philanthropy by providing up their very own, volunteering for his Six Levels charity forward of their very own promenade.

In response to the charity group Bacon based, the scholars helped construct 5,000 kits for these in want, which included greater than $865,000 in merchandise. The kits, that includes necessities for each day dwelling in addition to a suggestion for 3 months of counseling, will likely be distributed to 4 completely different organizations.

“Once I first heard about this #BaconToPayson factor, I used to be like ‘Wow, that is loopy.’ However you have been all simply tireless, unrelenting in your want to have me return,” Bacon mentioned on Saturday. “And also you talked me into it!”

“I believe it is nice to see that form of dedication to something,” he continued. “I additionally suppose that it is wonderful the ability that this film has needed to simply form of carry individuals collectively, and join on the fundamental concepts there are behind the film – you understand, standing as much as authority generally, and to being forgiving to people who find themselves not precisely the identical as you, and for standing up on your personal freedoms and your proper to precise your self, and for having compassion for different individuals.”

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The Nebo College District’s social web page has been following the efforts of scholars to carry Bacon again to Payson Excessive College for greater than a 12 months now. Now, after the occasions of Saturday, all of them can formally say they’re only one diploma away from Kevin Bacon.

You possibly can take a look at the response slightly below from college students and school when Bacon praised them for all their inventive efforts, work on behalf of their neighborhood, after which dropped the bombshell on them that, “I am gonna come.”

On Saturday, the actor continued his reward of the coed physique, telling them that they’d executed one thing actually particular, displaying their compassion for others “by turning what may very well be only a film star coming again to get a pat on the again, into one thing actually optimistic.”

“Thanks a lot particularly on your dedication to giving again to your neighborhood and to the individuals you are sharing this planet with, and I am thrilled that we’ll be working right here collectively right this moment,” Bacon concluded his message earlier than serving to the scholars construct these 5,000 kits.

The varsity additionally awarded Bacon an honorary diploma for his “timeless efficiency and perpetually inspiration left at Payson Excessive College,” with the actor quipping this was the one time he is ever seen his identify on a diploma. He additionally scored a varsity jacket with “Footloose 1984” on the again.

After a profitable work day on Saturday and promenade that evening, Bacon and the scholars have actually earned the proper to kick off their Sunday sneakers and have fun a variety of laborious work and energy paid off.

See extra moments from the memorable weekend under.