FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, September 21, 2020
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University’s Homecoming week has moved to the spring to coincide with the pandemic-altered football season. But that doesn’t mean traditional fall activities have been forgotten.
Texan Spirit Week, a reimagining of the yearly campus celebration, begins Sunday, Oct. 11, with the 7 p.m. Lighting of the Smokestack and announcement of the spring 2021 Homecoming Court. The king and queen will be crowned during spring Homecoming activities.
Events continue through Wednesday, Oct. 14, culminating with President James and First Lady Kindall Hurley hosting Midnight S’mores at the Trogdon House on the Stephenville campus.
The yearly Silver Bugle Hunt, a university-wide scavenger hunt that dates to the 1940s, is Monday, followed Tuesday by the Launching of the Ducks and the Purple Out Picnic in Stephenville.
Events also are planned for Tarleton’s Fort Worth and Waco locations.
The Yell Contest, Snake Dance Beating of the Drum, Yell Bingo, Purple Pancakes and the J. Dixon White Homecoming Golf Tournament will take place in the spring, with dates to be determined.
Texan Spirit Week events:
Sunday, Oct. 11
7 p.m. – Ignite the Night Lighting of the Smokestack/Announce the Court, Stephenville
Monday, Oct. 12
10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Purple-Palooza Gear Giveaway, Tarleton-Waco Michaelis Academic Center
5:30 p.m. – Launching of the Ducks, Tarleton-Fort Worth front lawn
6:30 p.m. – Silver Bugle Hunt, Stephenville Trogdon House
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Noon-1 p.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. – Purple Out Picnic, Tarleton-Fort Worth front law
5:30 p.m. – Launching of the Ducks, Stephenville Nursing Building reflecting pool
6 p.m. – Purple Out Picnic, Stephenville Dining Hall patio
Wednesday, Oct. 14
10 p.m. – Midnight S’mores, Stephenville Trogdon House lawn
Visit www.tarleton.edu/homecoming for the latest Texan Spirit Week information.
Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.
Contact: Phil Riddle
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