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Homecoming
At the heart of Northwestern traditions is the spring homecoming event. The Alva community, Northwestern alumni, current students, faculty and staff, as well as prospective students and bands from surrounding areas join in celebrating the Ranger family. Homecoming events such as the Miss Cinderella Pageant for high school senior females, the homecoming parade, band and parade float competitions, Ranger Royalty, and more are all funded strictly through the purchase of Northwestern’s annual themed homecoming button. Buttons cost $10.
To see a schedule of events for our Homecoming celebration, see the schedule on the right.
Current Homecoming Theme (2017): "Come Back, Give Back, Continue the Legacy..."
Have an idea for next year's homecoming theme? Submit it to our committee with the online form: Homecoming Theme Entries
Current Homecoming Theme (2017): "Come Back, Give Back, Continue the Legacy..."
Have an idea for next year's homecoming theme? Submit it to our committee with the online form: Homecoming Theme Entries
Past Homecoming Themes
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Schedule of Events
Thursday, Sept. 28, 2016
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Miss Cinderella Talent Show
7:30 p.m., Herod Hall Auditorium
Friday, Sept. 29, 2016
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Rally 'Round the Ranger
Noon (12 p.m.), Alva Campus, Ranger Statue -
Lady Rangers Volleyball VS Southeastern
6:30 p.m., Percefull Fieldhouse -
Miss Cinderella Pageant
8 p.m., Herod Hall Auditorium
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017
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Ranger Run (5K and 1-Mile Fun Run)
8 a.m., Alva's Downtown Square, north side -
Homecoming Parade
10 a.m., Alva's Downtown Square -
Alumni Lunch ($6/person)
Immediately following the parade, Alumni Tent on the Courthouse Lawn -
Band and Parade Award Ceremonies
Immediately following the parade, in the downtown Square next to the Alumni Tent -
Lady Rangers Soccer VS Harding
11 a.m., Alva Rec Complex -
Alumni Band Rehearsal
2 p.m., Alva Campus, Fine Arts Building, third floor -
Dunning Performance Center Dedication
2 p.m., Dunning Performance Center -
Massed Bands Performance
Before the start of the football game, Ranger Field -
Northwestern VS Southeastern Football Game
4 p.m. Ranger Field
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Funds from the sale of Northwestern’s Homecoming Buttons are the main source of income for Homecoming.
The button is only $10 and provides entrance to the Miss Cinderella Pageant competition and Talent Night, the football game, as well as discounts and other incentives from a list of Alva merchants during the week of homecoming; it’s more than a $38 value! Each homecoming button is numbered and has a chance to win $500 in Alva Chamber Bucks. The winning button will be drawn during the homecoming football game, and the drawn number must be present to win.
WHERE TO PURCHASE A HOMECOMING BUTTON
To purchase buttons contact Karen Koehn, button sales chair, (580) 327-7273 or kkoehn@nwtech.edu. Tiffany George, Enid administrative assistant, (580) 213-3101 is button sales representative for the Enid campus, while Milissa Sturgill, Woodward campus coordinator, can be contacted for buttons in Woodward at (580) 254-2503.
Anyone who wants to purchase buttons and is not contacted by one of the salespersons can buy them at the Alva Chamber of Commerce office located at 502 Oklahoma Blvd., (580) 327-1647; the Northwestern Foundation office in the Student Center, (580) 327-8593; or the Northwestern business office in Herod Hall, (580) 327-8536.
Buttons also will be available at Rialto, (580) 327-0535; Sights and Sounds/Radio Shack, (580) 327-0409; Daisy Village, (580) 327-3467; and Holder Drug, (580) 327-3332; Alva Vision, (580) 327-2393; Hair on the Square, (580) 327-0258; and La DEE Da’s, (580) 327-0382.
empty Departmental Scholarships for Continuing Students
The Northwestern Foundation Office coordinates the creation and endowment of scholarships donated by our dedicated alumni and friends for use within our academic departments.
Departmental scholarships are available in:
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Agriculture, Art, Athletics, Business, Criminal Justice, Education, English, Enid Campus, History, Library, Mass Communication, Math/Computer Science, Music, Nursing, Physical Education, Political Science, Psychology, Science, Social Science, Social Work, Spanish, Speech & Theatre, General, General – Large Pools, Area, Alva High School, Student Government Association
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You’ll need to contact the respective academic departments to apply for these scholarships.
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Ask the departments if their scholarships are for undergraduates only or if graduate students qualify, too.
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You’ll need to fill out a Continuing Student Scholarship Form, as well as a form from the specific department. (find the link to Continuing Student Scholarship Form and link to it)
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Qualifications vary.
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