Homecoming 2024 is set for Thursday, Oct. 31 on the Goodman Campus with activities starting at 8:30 a.m. and finishing up with live music after the football game against East Mississippi Community College.
On Oct. 31, Homecoming festivities kick off at 8:30 a.m. with a 5K run hosted by Holmes Occupational Therapy Assistant program at the pavilion by the chapel and the Visual Arts display in the McMorrough Library. Starting at 9 a.m. there will be an open practice for the softball and baseball teams, which alumni and friends are welcome to enjoy. Also starting at 9 a.m., Academic Programs and Career Technical Education will be hosting their Career and Transfer Fair and at the same time Workforce Development will host “Major’s Truck Expo” with all of the big industry vehicles on display for guests coming to campus.
Honorees for 2023 include: Alumna of the Year, Carolyn Thomas of Goodman; Distinguished Service Award, Mack Woo of Jackson; Young Alumnus of the Year, Autumn Lewis Barren of Kosciusko and Veteran of the Year, Davis Richards of Starkville.
The honorees will be recognized in McDaniel Auditorium at 10 a.m. followed by the debut performance from the Holmes Connection! and Coachmen at 10:20 a.m.
The mid-day activities include: lunch (available in several locations this year- the Carroll Cafeteria, Lorance Student Center and Food Trucks in front of McDaniel), fun and games in the Grove accompanied with live music by Holmes Steel Band and Jazz Band. At noon the Holmes Chorale will perform a variety of their music in the Chapel on the Hill.
The Holmes tailgating experience will kick off at 1 p.m. on the practice field adjacent to Ras Branch Field.
The annual Holmes Alumni Association meeting will be held at 1:45 p.m. under the alumni tent in the Homecoming tailgating area (see map for details). The pep rally will be held at the tailgate area at 2 p.m. followed by the Holmes Marching Band entering the stadium. The alumni honorees will be recognized at 2:55 p.m. and the Holmes Chorale will perform the national anthem prior to kick off with Northwest at 3 p.m. The Holmes Marching Band is set for the halftime performance followed by the presentation of the Homecoming court.
McMorrough Library will be open to all guests who might need a cool place to sit and guest are encouraged to visit the newly renovated space. The live music schedule will be released on our Homecoming events page closer to the date of the event: https://events.holmescc.edu/homecoming-2024/
For any questions regarding Homecoming please contact Katherine Ellard 662-472-9134 or kellard@holmescc.edu. and to sign up for the 5K run please contact Cade Montague (601) 605-3337 or cmontague@holmescc.edu .
