Henderson State University will celebrate homecoming with a variety of events beginning Oct. 18, and culminating Oct. 21 with the crowning of the 2017 homecoming queen and a key football game against East Central Oklahoma.
The 2017 theme is ‘Still Reddie After All These Years.’
A highlight of homecoming week will be a Reddies Homecoming Block Party Friday, Oct. 20, in downtown Arkadelphia. Free entertainment will include the Dixon Road Band featuring Henderson alumnus Greg Nation, and music provided by a DJ. Food trucks and drinks will also be available. The events begin at 6 p.m. and will take place at Slim & Shorty’s on Clinton Street between Sixth and Seventh streets.
Homecoming events include:
Wednesday, Oct. 18
- Softball Home Run Derby, 7 p.m., Dee White Field
Thursday, Oct. 19
- Presentation of homecoming queen candidates, 7 p.m., Arkansas Hall
- Torchlight parade
- Top 10 announcement and pep rally (following candidate presentation) between Caplinger and Newberry Hall
- Phi Lambda Chi Homecoming drumbeat, 8 p.m. until kick-off Saturday
Friday, Oct. 20
- Homecoming 4-person Golf Scramble, 11 a.m., DeGray Lake Resort Golf Course
- Block party, 6 p.m.-midnight, Clinton Street (Sponsored by Slim & Shorty’s and City of Caddo Valley)
- Black Alumni Chapter banquet, 6:30 p.m., Garrison Center Grand Ballroom
- Alumni mixer hosted by Black Alumni Chapter, 9 p.m., Community Family Enrichment Center
Saturday, Oct. 21
- Alpha Phi Alpha Alumni Breakfast, 8 a.m., Garrison Center Ross Room
- Golden Reddie Brunch, 9 a.m., Garrison Center Banquet Room
- Heart & Key Alumni Reception, 9:30 a.m., Garrison Center Cabe Room
- Pre-Game Homecoming Tailgate, 11 a.m., Wells Complex
- Homecoming Pregame Activities, noon, Carpenter-Haygood Stadium
- Alpha Xi Delta Balloon Release, 1:50 p.m., Carpenter-Haygood Stadium
- Homecoming Football Game, 2 p.m., Carpenter-Haygood Stadium
- Greek Step Show, 7 p.m., Arkansas Hall
- Alumni Mixer hosted by Black Alumni Chapter, 9 p.m., Community Family Enrichment Center
Sunday, Oct. 22
- Angelic Voices of Christ, 10:45 a.m., Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
For more details about Henderson homecoming, go to hsu.edu/homecoming.