The
week of October 8-13 was Homecoming week for fellow Jimmie students. The week
was full of different activities that kept the students busy. It all started on
Monday night with Coronation. The candidates this year were Katelynn Hodem,
Kara Wahl, Lisa Harsch, Emily Schuda, Molly Artz, Stephanie Erlandsen, Samuel
Brown, Drew Borass, Andrew Hammon, Matthew Nies, Scott Roemmich, and Shane
Ringdahl. Samuel Brown said, “It’s sad to think of this as the last homecoming
I’ll ever have at Jamestown.” Warren Abrahamson served as the Master of
Ceremonies for the night. By the end of coronation they announced Andrew Hammon
and Stephanie Erlandson as King and Queen.
On
Tuesday night the Students Activity Committee put on the “Shining Armor
Pageant.” This pageant is designed for the males on campus. They had different
competitions such as Best Formal Wear and Swim Wear. They also did a
“Minute-to-win-it” challenge and asked each of the contestants a question. The
Jimmie Jane girls helped escort the guys and were the MC’s for the event.
On
Wednesday we were treated to acoustic guitar player, Scott Wesley. Wesley
played in the cafeteria from 11-1 so that people could eat and listen to him.
From the sounds of it, he was a raging success and was someone many people
would like to have play again. Stephanie Erlandson said, “He was so good and
easy on the ears and the eyes.” Tressa Tulibaski, also added, “He sounded great
and it wasn’t too loud so you could still talk with your friends and enjoy the
music at the same time.”
Thursday
night was a much anticipated day for many. Hypnotist Fredrick Winters came to
Jamestown and performed in the Reiland. They building was packed with eager
anticipation. Sixteen Jimmie students got hypnotized and the two hour show
brought a lot of laughter and funny memories for the people in the audience.
Friday
night brought about the annual band and choir concerts. The band started out
the night in the Reiland. They ended their concert with the traditional Jimmie
Fight Song and all of the audience was asked to move to their feet and sing
along. Once the band was finished everyone made their way over to the Voorhees
Chapel for the Chapel and Concert Choir concerts. Mr. McDermid dedicated the
concert to Jessie Boyle’s grandma who had passed away a few days before the
concert. The concert ended with the alumni coming to the front and joining the
choir in singing “Praise to the Lord.” Mr. McDermid said, “The alumni seemed to
be very pleased with the opportunity to sing along with the choir.” At 9 they
had the Burning of the J on Role Field. This was a chance to get pumped up for
the big game on Saturday!
Saturday
was full of fun activities starting with the Street Fair on Allen Field.
Different organizations on campus set up different booths to display what they
have been working on throughout the year thus far. The football game started at
1p.m. against Dickinson State. The game started out pretty slow with neither
team scoring in the first two quarters. The half-time show consisted of the
Royalty Court being paraded across the field. The third quarter of the game was
very similar to the first half with neither team scoring. Finally in the fourth
quarter Jimmie fans were brought to their feet when the first touchdown of the
game was scored. The game seemed to be going in favor of Jamestown until the
last 30 seconds when Dickinson scored a touchdown. They were going to go for a
field goal when Jamestown decided to call for a time out. This allowed
Dickinson to decide on going for a 2-point conversion which resulted in them
winning the game. The final score of the game was 7-8.
The
dance on Saturday evening ended the Homecoming festivities for the year. Unfortunately
midterm week follows, resulting in students having to do some heavy studying. Thankfully
fall break is near and will be greatly appreciated by many of the Jamestown
students.
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