FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — It’s a Tarleton State University tradition.
Floats, marching bands, horseback riders and vintage cars, along with a nod to Tarleton’s past as the university welcomes former students back to campus at the annual Homecoming parade.
The parade — following the Homecoming 2019 theme Tarleton Forever: Tradition Worth Keeping — takes place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, and will run the same route as last year.
The route begins at the corner of Harbin and Washington streets near the university baseball and softball complex, continues east on Washington past the Tarleton campus, turns left on McIlhaney Street and ends at Vanderbilt Street.
The announcer’s stand will be located on McIlhaney Street in front of the Tarleton Alumni Association headquarters across from Heritage Park and the east rock gates.
Deadline to participate in the parade is 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. No walk-ups will be accepted on parade day. To register, go to http://tarletonstate.us/homecoming-register.
A pre-parade meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the Thompson Student Center, Room 27 will provide details and updates.
For more information, contact the Lance Zimmerman Department of Student Involvement Spirit, Tradition, & Family Relations at 254-968-9490 or involvement@tarleton.edu.
To view a 2019 Tarleton Homecoming schedule, go to www.tarleton.educoming.
Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.
Contact: Phil Riddle, News and Information Specialist
817-484-4415
priddle@tarleton.edu
