September 16, 2024

East Mississippi Community College’s annual Homecoming festivities will take place on the college’s Scooba campus the last full week in September and will conclude Sept. 28 when the Lions square off against Coahoma Community College.

First up is a Sept. 23 performance by hypnotist Josh McVicar, which will take place beginning at 7 p.m. in Stennis Hall Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

The annual Homecoming parade will take place Sept. 25 beginning at 5:30 p.m. and will start out at Sullivan-Windham Field, proceed past the F.R. Young Student Union building, turn left at the fitness center, left at the library, past Keyes T. Currie Coliseum, and back around to the football field. 

Activities are planned throughout the day on Saturday, Sept. 28. They include:

• 9 a.m. — Tailgating area and the Chapel in the Pines opens.
• 10 a.m. — The bookstore opens, as does a Bouncy House that will be set up across from Sullivan-Windham Field.
• 11 a.m. — An Alumni & Friends Reception will take place in the F.R. Young Student Union where Alumnus of the Year Larry Anderson and Distinguished Service Award recipient Michael Ted Evans will be honored.
• Noon — The recruiting tent for high school students opens in front of the stadium ticket booth. An Alumni & Friends tailgate begins across from Sullivan-Windham Field.
• 1:45 p.m. — Members of the Lions' 2014 national championship football team will be honored on Sullivan-Windham Field.
• 2 p.m. — Kickoff for the football game against Coahoma Community College.
• 1st Quarter — Mr. and Miss EMCC for the Scooba and Golden Triangle campuses will be recognized.
• Halftime — On-field recognition of the Alumnus of the Year and the Distinguished Service Award recipient will take place. The 2024 Homecoming Court, comprised of freshmen and sophomore maids from the Golden Triangle and Scooba campuses, will be presented, and the Homecoming Queens will be crowned. The Scooba campus freshmen maids are Kaleigh Smith of West Point, Reagan Snell of Starkville and Destinee Walker of Louisville. The Scooba campus sophomore maids are Kylie Brown of Ackerman, Jada Harris of Starkville, Kristian Weatherby of Columbus and Lydia Williams of Columbus. The Golden Triangle campus freshmen maids are Kate Chapman of Ocean Springs, Zoey Reed of Brandon and Railyn Smith of Columbus. The Golden Triangle campus sophomore maids are Anna Borst of Montpelier, Arlee Oswalt of Starkville, Hayley Rogers of Louisville and Morgan Trice of Starkville.
• 3^rd Quarter — Military veterans will be recognized.

In the event of rain, activities will be moved to Stennis Hall Auditorium immediately following the football game. For more information, call 662.476.5000.