WT Homecoming: The Roaring ’20s Set for Oct. 2 to 9

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cchandler@wtamu.edu

CANYON, Texas — Faithful Buffs will let the good times roar at West Texas A&M University’s Homecoming 2021.

Activities for The Roaring ’20s-themed festivities will begin Oct. 2 and culminate Oct. 9, with the annual parade and WT Football’s homestand against Angelo State University.

“Homecoming is an incredibly special time for our alumni and the current student body, and we’re so happy that we can host our full slate of festivities again this year,” said Ronnie Hall, executive director of the WT Alumni Association. “From a packed lineup of student-focused activities to a special series of events for honored alumni, Homecoming 2021 really will be a roaring good time.”

Highlights will include:

• The Phoenix: This celebration of WT’s Distinguished Alumni Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 will include a dinner and program, followed by jazz and desserts. It will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 7 in Legacy Hall in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center, with the after-party scheduled to be held around Buffalo Fountain on the Charles K. and Barbara Kerr Vaughan Pedestrian Mall. Tickets are $75; tables are $500 to $1,500. Honorees are Jerry Don Logan, Claudia Stuart and Bruce Thompson for 2021, and Dr. Sally Carmen, Scott Doores, Dr. Rickey Harman and David Schaeffer for 2020.
• Homecoming Golf Classic: The annual fundraising tournament will begin with an 11:30 a.m. Oct. 8 lunch, followed by a 12:30 p.m. tee-off at Palo Duro Creek Golf Course, 50 Country Club Drive in Canyon. Proceeds benefit WT student scholarships. Entries are still being accepted; cost is $100 for individuals or $400 for teams of four.
• Celebrating 60 Years of Integration: This banquet will commemorate the official integration of the WT campus, beginning in 1960 with the arrival of Black athletes and other students. Several of those original students or their surviving family members will be honored at the event, which will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 8 in Legacy Hall.
• Speakeasy: The Alumni Association and Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum will host a party that’s sure to be the bees’ knees inside PPHM’s ongoing Panhandle Prohibition exhibition. Festivities will run 8 to 10 p.m. Oct. 8 at the museum, 2503 Fourth Ave. Tickets are $25.
• Golden and Diamond Buff Reunion: Alumni from the classes of 1960, 1961, 1970 and 1971 will be honored from 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 9 in the south second-floor lobby of Old Main. Tickets are $15.
• Homecoming Parade: The Roaring ’20s-themed parade will begin at 1 p.m. Oct. 9 and will follow a new route from the First United Bank Center to the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex along Russell Long Boulevard. For entry information, call 806-651-2651.
• Countdown to Kickoff Block Party: Tailgating activities will begin immediately after the parade along 26th Street across from Buffalo Stadium on campus.
• WT Football: The Buffs will take on Angelo State University at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 in Buffalo Stadium. For tickets, visit com.

Student activities will include Paint the Town Maroon and Paint My Ride, with students decorating windows and vehicles around the community; a special screening of “The Great Gatsby” at 8 p.m. Oct. 4 in Buffalo Stadium; a chalk art contest; Homecoming King and Queen elections; a dodgeball tournament; and Pigskin Revue, the annual spirit rally at 8 p.m. Oct. 8 in The Box.

For a complete list of activities, visit wtamu.edu/Homecoming.

Maintaining strong community ties is a component of the University’s long-term plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World, which will be fueled by the historic $125 million One West campaign.

About West Texas A&M University

WT is located in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of about 10,000 and offers 60 undergraduate degree programs, 40 master’s degrees and two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men’s and women’s athletics programs.

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