MHS homecoming set Oct. 22-23

By Sam Waller

Moran has scheduled two days of events for its homecoming weekend on Oct. 22-23.

Honored classes for the weekend will be 1946 and 1947 (75th anniversary), 1971 and 1972 (50th) and 1996 and 1997 (25th).

The activities get underway at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22 with a community pep rally in downtown Moran.

Other Friday events include alumni volleyball and football games. Volleyball will start at 5:00 p.m. at the Moran ISD gym with football starting at 7:00 p.m. at Bulldog Field.

Alumni games will match odd-numbered graduation years against even-numbered graduation years.

Registration forms are available at the school office or on the Moran ISD Facebook page. Registration fee is $20.

On Saturday, Oct. 23, the Moran Lady Bulldogs volleyball team will get things started at 10:00 a.m. with a District 6-2A match against Ranger.

The Ex-Students Association will serve lunch at noon in the cafeteria and a Homecoming Assembly will be held in the auditorium at 1:00 p.m.

The homecoming football game will kick off at 5:00 p.m. at Bulldog Field with Moran taking on Lueders-Avoca.

The weekend will wrap up with a street dance from 8:00-11:30 p.m. downtown. Admission to the dance is $7 per person or $10 per couple.

Jeff Martin, a 2005 Moran graduate, will open the dance for The Scott Hayley Band. Martin will also perform the national anthem before the football game.

During the dance, food will be available from Pizza Mark and DA’s.