It’s a busy week as alumni from Pella High School and Central College will all gather for homecoming celebrations. Today, Pella will crown their homecoming king and queen. This year’s court includes:

Queen Candidates:
Caroline McMartin
Elsie Thoreson
Hailey Kowzan
Makenzie VanMaanen
Ellie Howard

King Candidates:
Blake Recker
Colby VanGorp
Grayson Parisee
Logan Shetterly
Warren Page

Pella high alumni and the community are invited to attend Friday’s football game against Knoxville, which will also be live on 92.1 KRLS. The Marching Dutch will perform their full show during halftime and at Saturday’s Marching Dutch invitational.

Central College will host alumni, family and friends for Homecoming this Thursday through Saturday. The Dutch football team will face Loras at 1 p.m. Sept. 28 in its Homecoming matchup. Fans are also invited to a pregame tailgate party set for 11 a.m. and postgame party to begin shortly after the game. Admission to the game is $6. The Lemming Race, a Central tradition since 1977, features students dressed in costumes racing to the campus pond and jumping in. It begins at 6 p.m. Friday. Also planned are a family movie night and multiple music performances in historic and recently renovated Douwstra Auditorium.

A happy hour on the patio is set for 4:30 p.m. Friday, with dinner around the pond scheduled at 6 p.m. The Athletics Hall of Honor Banquet begins to 6:30 p.m. Friday, while a family movie night is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium. The first night ends with an ALMA Concert at 8 p.m. in Douwstra. Saturday begins with Pancakes with the President at 8 a.m., leading to the 1 p.m. football game. A kids zone and family activities are planned at 10 a.m., with the pregame tailgate party at 11 a.m. under the big tent near Schipper Stadium. Central is offering discounted tickets at Pella Cinema all day Saturday. The A Cappella Choir also will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Douwstra.

Homecoming weekend wraps up Sunday, starting with brunch at 11 a.m. in Central Market. The Flying Pans Steel Band will hold its alumni concert at 1 p.m. with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble’s concert to follow at 2:15 p.m.

For more information, a detailed schedule or to register to attend, visit www.central.edu/homecoming.