Homecoming plans to feature Halloween fun
CHADRON - This year’s Homecoming at Chadron State College is filled with a variety of events for students and the community, centered around the theme of Nightmare on 10th Street.
Events will begin for campus on Sunday, Oct. 25, with powder puff, a women’s football game on Elliott Field at 9 a.m., and hot stuff, a men’s volleyball game in the Chicoine Center at 1 p.m. That afternoon, the Northwest Nebraska Trails Association will sponsor Trick or Trails on the paved trail around Brings Pond from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Later in the evening, the Night of Country Swing will host a dance and bonfire in CSC’s Backyard.
Monday, Oct. 26 is the Campus Activities Board’s decorating competition, where clubs on campus will gather to paint sheets and design banners in preparation for the Homecoming parade. Additionally, beginning at 8 p.m., Hilltop Lanes is presenting a Halloween-themed Free Bowling Night for all CSC students.
On Tuesday, Oct. 27, students from the Child Development Center will show their costumes and trick or treat in the Student Center from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday evening is the coronation and a pep-rally at Elliott Field at 6:30 p.m., where the spirit team and drumline will perform. Royalty candidates nominated by campus clubs will be crowned king, queen, and attendants, chosen by student votes. Directly following is the Lighting of C-Hill, a tradition dating back nearly 100 years.
Halloween themed activities continue for students with a Spooky Silent Disco and costume contest in the Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 28. On Thursday, Oct. 29, the Residence Life Association will host a haunted house in Kent Hall.
The annual Creepy Crawly COIL will be Friday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to noon featuring a variety of activities for Trick or Treaters. Chadron’s Kiwanis will host its annual Trunk or Treat for the public on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Kent Hall parking lot. The Eagles’ volleyball match against Colorado Mesa in the Chicoine Center will follow at 7 p.m.
Events continue into Halloween day, beginning with the Homecoming Parade at 9 a.m. The parade will progress from 12th and Main Streets advancing north to First Street. Directly after, a tailgate will take place in the parking lot south of Elliott Field. At 1 p.m., CSC will host Fort Lewis in football. Volleyball takes the court once again at 7 p.m. as they face Westminster.
Homecoming royalty will be presented at halftime of the volleyball match Oct. 30 and the football game Oct. 31.
Category: Campus Events, Student Clubs & Organizations