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Homecoming Royalty Court Announced; See Events Schedule

Homecoming Royalty Court Announced; See Events Schedule

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Eight seniors have been selected to the 2012 Homecoming Royalty Court.

Homecoming will be held October 17-21.

This year's king and queen will be crowned on Wednesday, October 17 during the lip sync competition, which begins at 7 p.m. in O'Donnell Auditorium.

King candidates are:

  • Steven Anderson
  • Clayton Damme
  • Joe Menousek
  • Tom Schroeder

Queen candidates are:

  • Andee Christensen
  • Lindsey Jones
  • Mandi Miller
  • Kelsy Reynoldson

This year's homecoming theme is "Everything Old is Anew" in celebration of the University's 125th anniversary.

Many events are planned for the five-day celebration including:

  • Theatre Musical Pirates of Penzance — Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., McDonald Theatre
  • Legends & Legacies Alumni Award Dinner — Friday, 6 p.m., Country Club of Lincoln
  • Athletic Hall of Fame — Saturday, 9 a.m., Prairie Wolf A & B
  • Golf Cart Parade - Saturday, 10:45 a.m., around campus
  • Ernie's in Ceresco Tailgate Party — Saturday, 11 a.m., Knight Field House
  • Football vs. Concordia University — Saturday, 1 p.m., Abel Stadium
  • All-class Reunion — Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Cornhusker Hotel
  • Pops Concert featuring Broadway star Ivan Rutherford — Sunday, 5 p.m., O'Donnell Auditorium.