{"id":30282,"date":"2016-10-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-seeks-homecoming-parade-participants\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T08:38:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T14:38:38","slug":"tarleton-seeks-homecoming-parade-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-seeks-homecoming-parade-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton seeks Homecoming parade participants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Homecoming 2016 \u2013 Texan State of Mind<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, October 7, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas\u2014Tarleton State University\u2019s Homecoming Parade, including floats, marching bands, mounted horseback riders and vintage vehicles begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parade, which follows the Homecoming 2016 theme\u2014Texan State of Mind\u2014starts at the Harbin Drive exit of the Memorial Stadium parking lot, turns left on Washington Street and continues east past the front of the campus. The procession then turns left on McIlhaney Street, right on Vanderbilt and ends at the Ollie Street intersection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcer\u2019s stand will be located on McIlhaney Street in front of the Tarleton Alumni Association\u2019s headquarters across from Heritage Park and the east rock gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those interested in participating in the parade should contact the Office of Student Engagement for an entry form. Deadline to submit an entry form is 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. No walk-ups will be accepted. To view and\/or complete a parade entry form, visit www.tarleton.educoming\/parade<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once an entry form is submitted, a letter of instruction with complete details will be mailed or emailed to the address provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about participating in this year\u2019s Homecoming Parade, call 254-968-9256, email knehring@tarleton.edu<\/a> or stop by the Barry B. Thompson Student Center, Room 103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To view a complete 2016 Tarleton Homecoming schedule, go to http:\/\/www.tarleton.educoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton State University, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow\u2019s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to engage societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact: Office of Student Engagement
254-968-9256
knehring@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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