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Gallery: Homecoming carnival brings together families, alumni

October 19, 2019 by Adelin Blackmon

The annual homecoming carnival brought families and alumni alike together on Friday evening with activities and games celebrating the weekend such as axe throwing, face painting and corn hole.

A man throws an axe to see how close he can get to the bullseye. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)
Students at the face painting station paint a design on a young boy’s face. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)
A young girl plays with Fritter at the carnival on Friday night. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)

(Photo by Adelin Blackmon)
A focused young boy aims the basketball. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)
A girl carefully climbs the rock wall. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)

A child throws bean bags at his opponent’s corn hole board. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)
Students paint stars on a carnival attendee’s face. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)
A girl dressed as a cheerleader waits for a design to be painted on her face. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)

A carnival attendee throws her axe towards the bullseye. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)
A young family poses for a picture at the photo booth. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)
A young child throws a basketball towards the goal. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)

Children of all ages enjoy the carnival events. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)
A young boy looks down as he climbs the rock wall. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)
A carnival attendee climbing the rock wall looks ahead of her. (Photo by Adelin Blackmon)

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