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Gallery: Homecoming carnival reunites families, alumni

October 16, 2021 by Meghan Long and Sydney Varner

The annual homecoming carnival returned to its traditional format, bringing families to on campus Friday evening after last year’s cancelation. The Office of Alumni Relations moved the event to the Hardin Administration Building lawn due to construction in the campus mall area. Attendees reunited with old friends and enjoyed food trucks and carnival games.

An attendee prepares to throw an axe. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Alexis Gray, senior kinesiology major from Nassau, Bahamas explains a face paint design. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Volunteers watch as a child kicks a Velcro ball toward the target. (Photo by Meghan Long)

Nathan Gibbs, director of KACU, pets a duck with his family. (Photo by Meghan Long)
A kid attempts to make a basket at an inflatable basketball game. (Photo by Meghan Long)
A volunteer makes a balloon animal. (Photo by Meghan Long)

Parents watch as their children climb a rock wall. (Photo by Meghan Long)
A family admires a horse from a petting zoo. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Children and families learn about animals from a petting zoo. (Photo by Meghan Long)

A group of kids play giant Hungry, Hungry, Hippos. (Photo by Meghan Long)
A student carries a chicken across the petting zoo. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Families check in to the Homecoming carnival. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Students high five a child after completing an inflatable obstacle course. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Volunteers run a face painting booth at the Homecoming carnival. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Senior biology major from Mansfield Megan Howard creates balloon animals and hats for children at the Homecoming carnival. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

 

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