October 17, 2012
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Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s annual Homecoming parade dodged the rain Saturday, leaving a beautiful day for “Ranger Renaissance: 115 Years of Champions.”
Several organizations provided nice parade floats and talented junior high and high school bands participated for prizes during the parade.
Winning the President’s Award for the best overall float in the Homecoming parade was the NWOSU Art Society. The Spirit Award winner for displaying an exceptional amount of Ranger spirit went to the Castle Players Drama Club.
Other float winners included the following:
On-campus -- Aggie Club, first place; Phi Delta, second; Delta Zeta, third.
Off-campus for Profit -- Alva State Bank, first; Beadles Nursing Home, second.
Off-campus Non-Profit -- Alva Cub Scouts Pack 392, first; Woods County SWAT, second; 5th Grade Football Team, third.
Winners in the parade marching contest are as follows:
Junior High A -- Pioneer-Pleasant Vale, first; Chisholm, second.
High School Class 2A -- Pioneer-Pleasant Vale, first; Pond Creek-Hunter, second.
High School Class 3A -- Chisholm, first; Alva, second.
High School Class 4A -- Weatherford, first; Woodward, second.
Several on-campus competitions took place through Homecoming Week, including a Spirit Sheet contest, Door/Window/Display competition and the Dorm Decoration contest.
Winning these contests are the following:
Spirit Sheet -- NWOSU Art Society, first; Math Club, second; International Student Association, third.
Door Decoration winner was Department of Student Housing.
Window or Display winner had a tie between the J.W. Martin Library and Payroll/Human Resources.
Dorm Decoration winner was Fryer Hall.
Be sure to mark the calendar for Homecoming 2013 set for Oct. 24-26.
Photos from Homecoming and other events are available for purchase at www.backprint.com/nwosuphotos.
More photos also have been posted to Northwestern's Facebook Page.
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