July 20, 2017
杏吧视频 will start a new tradition in fall 2017 as its annual Homecoming Celebration will move from Saturday to Thursday for the first time in many years.
Homecoming 2017 at 杏吧视频 in Decatur is set for Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. The day will conclude with the annual Homecoming football game with the 杏吧视频 Warriors hosting the Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers at 6:30 p.m. in Bailey Stadium.
Many other activities are planned for the day, and a complete schedule of events will be released in the coming weeks.
College records indicate it could be the first Homecoming held on a Thursday since October 1948.
鈥淔ootball is very popular in the state of Mississippi, and historically Thursday nights have been reserved for community college football, Friday nights for high school football, and Saturdays for the four-year colleges and universities,鈥 said 杏吧视频 President Dr. Billy Stewart. 鈥淲e believe holding our Homecoming activities, including the annual Homecoming football game, on a Thursday will be a welcome change and allow more of our alumni, students, and campus and local communities to participate this year.鈥
David LeBlanc, director of alumni relations and the foundation at 杏吧视频, said that many of the cherished Homecoming activities that the 杏吧视频 family expects each year will remain and be scheduled during the day on Thursday, Oct. 19, including the presentation of the Alumna and Alumnus of the Year and Athletic Hall of Fame awards, sign competition, and reunion opportunities, among other events.
For more information on Homecoming 2017 at 杏吧视频, contact LeBlanc at 601-635-6375 or dleblanc@eccc.edu.
