Countdown Begins for WT Homecoming 2024: Out of This World

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

CANYON, Texas — Get ready to blast off with West Texas A&M University’s Homecoming 2024.

Registration is now open for the Oct. 12 WT Homecoming: Out of This World parade. Deadline is Sept. 27 to register floats, cars, livestock, bands and more for the annual parade along Russell Long Boulevard.

Registration is $50 for nonprofits, $75 for businesses and free for WT student and campus organizations.

“WT students voted for ‘Out of This World’ in the spring, inspired by April’s total solar eclipse,” said Ronnie Hall, WT Alumni Association executive director. “We know that WT Homecoming will bring our entire Buff community together just like the eclipse did for people around the country.”

The parade—which will be hosted by NewsChannel 10’s Ali Allison and Shelden Breshears—will be broadcast on KFDA’s MeTV (digital channel 10.4 and cable channel 127) and will stream on WT’s home page and social media platforms and KFDA’s NewsChannel 10 Plus streaming services.

Homecoming 2024 also will include The Phoenix event honoring the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, reunions, a cookout, block party and more, all culminating in the gridiron match between the Buffs and the Western New Mexico Mustangs at 7 p.m. Oct. 12 in Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium.

A full schedule of events will be available at wtamu.edu/homecoming.

At the parade, check-in will begin at 11 a.m. Oct. 12, and all participants must be in place by 12:30 p.m. for the parade’s kickoff at 1 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for student organizations, people’s choice winners and community groups. Click here for parade guidelines.

Maintaining strong community ties is a component of the University’s long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

That plan is fueled by the historic One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, which reached its initial $125 million goal 18 months after publicly launching in September 2021. The campaign’s new goal is to reach $175 million by 2025; currently, it has raised nearly $160 million.

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 59 undergraduate degree programs and more than 40 graduate degrees, including 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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