VIDEO: David Cook Day

Thousands flock to venues around Kansas City for a glimpse of David Cook with more than 10,000 at Blue Springs South High School.

Family and friends are happy to see David Cook home for a day

It's not quite the Sprint Center, bu it's right next door. David Cook will be at the Power & Light District for a mini concert Friday.

Person on the street interviews

Long before '"American Idol'" discovered David Cook, he was a star in the pages of The Examiner and at his schools.

He gets them through their day with music.

David Cook made it to the top three finalists on "American Idol." Now he will come home for a parade and rally in his honor.

David Cook's former teachers and their students at Bllue Springs South High School continue to make plans for David Cook's homecoming.

David Cook is coming home - they hope.

A parade in honor of one of Blue Springs most famous natives is planned for the "American Idol" hopeful Friday - if he isn't voted off the show.

Richard Wood doesn’t get it.
“I know American Idol is a big deal,” the likable Blue Springs South High School math teacher and baseball coach said, “but it’s just David Cook – our David Cook."