The Homecoming Parade is to be schedule for 2025.

Prior registration is not needed; all entries will be placed in order as arrived, so the earlier arrival, the closer to the front. All entries need to be in the designated locations.

The parade route is from 10th & Main Street to 1st & Main Street. 

Entry Locations:

Float/Vehicle Entries – line up on the north side of EAST 12th STREET (face west to pull onto Main St). Please leave enough room on 12th street for traffic to get through.

Bands – will line-up on the south side of WEST 12th STREET (face east to pull onto Main St). Please leave enough room on 12th street for traffic to get through.

Horse Entries – line-up on the west side of the NPAC (Nelson Physical Activities Center). Please leave enough room for traffic to get through to the back of the NPAC. Please park horse trailers in the Softball Parking Lots, north of Burkhiser (southeast corner of campus).

Disclaimer:
The Chadron City Council has authorized a rule for parade sponsors to preclude the activity of throwing candy from parade vehicles and horses. If you wish to distribute candy or other items, please have someone walking beside your entry doing so.

Attention

Area Marching Bands
CHADRON STATE COLLEGE
WANTS YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR UPCOMING
HOMECOMING PARADE

Come join the fun and excitement!

For more information contact: John Wojcik at 308-432-6322.

The prominent C that overlooks the college campus was set in place in 1924 through the efforts of Mr. T.A.F. Williams (a CSC mathematics faculty member from 1919 through 1930), his wife, and former student. Several activities associated with this C emerged as the college grew and developed. The lighting of C-Hill was one such activity.

The first recorded lighting of C-Hill was in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. According to Ross Armstrong (CSC Faculty member, administrator, and Chadron State Foundation officer from 1933-1990), the C Club sponsored a “Lantern Walk” to the top of C-Hill for a number of years. The members and volunteers carried lanterns, forming an illuminated train as they walked up the hill, stopping at the top to outline the C. The Lantern Walk ended sometime around World War II.

In 1983, the CSC student leaders revised the lighting of C-Hill. The athletes and C-Club members cleaned and painted the C and Cardinal Key Honor Sorority organized the lighting of C-Hill during the Homecoming activities. Flashlights were substituted for the lanterns. Since then, the lighting of C-Hill has been a part of the CSC Homecoming events. The National Guard furnished light-sticks for the activity in 1988. The tradition continues on today.

Scheduled on October 17, 2024 - After Coronation and Pep Rally - Starting at Elliott Field.

The royalty competition will include elections for a Homecoming King and Queen. Each organization is asked to sponsor Homecoming King and Queen candidates.

Only CSC juniors or seniors are eligible to be nominated for royalty. Junior status, as determined by the Homecoming Committee, is defined as a student who has completed at least 60 semester hours of credit. The nominee must also be a member of an organization and be able to attend all Homecoming activities including the Coronation/pep rally, parade, and the football and volleyball games (football and volleyball players are still eligible for candidacy).

The winners of the Royalty Competition will be determined by popular vote of the CSC student body. The Constitutional Court of the Student Senate/CAB will conduct homecoming elections. Each student should receive a message on their e-mail account to explain how to submit a royalty candidate and the process of voting.

Each royalty candidate must have his/her picture taken to be eligible for voting, if nominated by a club or organization.  Pictures will be taken by Public Relations. The photos of each candidate will then be displayed during voting, so watch for a message in your e-mail account.

Chadron State College Student Senate/CAB reserves the right to decline any nomination that does not meet the criteria mentioned above. Any questions regarding royalty guidelines can be answered by contacting the Student Senate/CAB at (308)432-6386.

Voting Instructions: All CSC students will receive a unique link that will allow them to vote once. Students should watch their Eagle Mail account for this message. The message cannot be forwarded to others to allow them to vote.