THIBODAUXĀ ā ¹ū¶³APP students, alumni and fans will celebrateāGridiron Greatnessā during 2012 Homecoming Week festivities, which begin Saturday, Oct. 6.
Kicking off the week is āPaint the Town Redā Day of Service, a new addition to the Homecoming tradition. Students will spend the morning working on several beautification projects for the city of Thibodaux.
āI challenged the Homecoming Committee to come up with something new and different, and a philanthropy project seemed like the perfect addition,ā said Deborah Raziano, director of alumni affairs. āWe are all excited for this opportunity to partner with the Thibodaux Mayorās Office to offer meaningful service projects for our students while promoting campus and community pride.ā
Homecoming will also coincide with the ¹ū¶³APP CAN! food drive, which will have donation drop-off locations at several Homecoming events. Throughout the week, students will participate in a kick-off barbecue, a pep rally, flag football games, a Homecoming breakfast and dance, and pirogue races.
Homecoming weekend begins at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, with the ¹ū¶³APP Alumni Federationās John Brady Golf Classic at the LaTour Golf Course in Mathews. Gary Barbaro, the first ¹ū¶³APP football player to be drafted into the NFL, will return as the tournamentās chairman and be on hand interacting with golfers during the four-person scramble, 18-hole tournament. Other events on Friday include:
- A ¹ū¶³APP soccer match versus Southeastern Louisiana University at 4 p.m.,
- Colonel Alive @ 5 concert featuring We The Kings with SIGHTINSOUND as the opening act in the parking lot near the tennis courts from 5 to 8 p.m.,
- A Homecoming social for College of Business Administration Alumni Association at 6 p.m.,
- A reunion for the ¹ū¶³APP Class of 1962 from 7 to 9 p.m., and
- A ¹ū¶³APP Playersā performance of āAlmost, Maineā at 7 p.m.
The annual Homecoming football game is slated for 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at John L. Guidry Stadium, where the Colonels will take on the Sam Houston State University Bearkats. Other Saturday events include:
- Colonel Baseball Alumni Day at 11 a.m., including a baseball intra-squad scrimmage at 1 p.m.,
- Public tours of the Harold J. Callais Student Recreation Center from noon to 3 p.m.,
- A mini-conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of the marine and environmental biology masterās program from 2 to 4 p.m.,
- A Homecoming reception and pep rally from 4 to 6 p.m. and
- A ¹ū¶³APP Playersā performance of āAlmost, Maineā at 7 p.m.
A detailed schedule of Homecoming Week events is available at www.nicholls.edu/homecoming/
calendar-of-events. CallĀ 985-448-4111Ā for more information.