PJC holding 100th Anniversary Homecoming Nov. 1-2
Published or Revised October 14, 2024
Paris Junior College is inviting all alumni to Come Home for the 100th Anniversary alumni weekend and Homecoming Celebration on November 1-2, 2024. PJC's Halloween Carnival at Noyes Stadium will take place from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 31, but is not officially part of Homecoming though alumni are welcome to bring their families to the free event.
Official Homecoming events begin with the First Annual Dragon Golf Tournament, with check-in starting at 9 a.m. at the Paris Golf and Country Club on FM 195 in Paris. All proceeds will benefit Dragon athletics, including baseball, softball, and men's and women's basketball and soccer.
At 6:00 p.m. on Nov. 1, the McLemore Student Center Ballroom will host the Hall of Honor/Hall of Fame Induction & Reception. The 2013 PJC softball team is set to be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame, and Don Kosterman and Sheila Reece (posthumous) will be inducted into the Academic Hall of Honor.
PJC's Homecoming Parade is set to start off a full slate of events on Saturday, Nov. 2, leaving from the Lamar County Courthouse north parking lot at 10:00 a.m. Local high schools student organizations and groups are welcome to join in the parade; contact PJC Student Life Director Kenneth Webb at kwebb@parisjc.edu for more information.
The Love Civic Center is the site for the Distinguished Alumni Awards Reunion Luncheon starting at noon. All formerly recognized Distinguished Alumni honorees and their families will be celebrated as we take a special time to recognize these outstanding individuals honored in years past. Complimentary reserved seating is available to former honorees; all other tickets to the lunch are $20; please RSVP to bmccoin@parisjc.edu.
A special Homecoming Tailgate will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Hunt Center parking lot. Philip Nance will perform during the tailgate (thanks to a sponsorship by Unruh Concrete Pumping).
The Hunt Center is also the location of the women's and men's basketball games against Southwestern Christian College at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. The Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned at halftime of the men's game.
Country music singer Clay Hollis will perform at the Love Civic Center that evening at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door; those with valid PJC ID may enter free.
Those wishing to attend the Distinguished Alumni Awards Reunion Luncheon on Nov. 2 are asked to contact the PJC Alumni Affairs office by October 25, 2024. Email bmccoin@parisjc.edu or bettytaylor@parisjc.edu, or call 903-782-0315.