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At the heart of Northwestern traditions is the spring homecoming event. The Alva community, Northwestern alumni, current students,  faculty  and staff, as well as prospective students and bands from surrounding areas join in celebrating the Ranger family. Homecoming events such as the Miss Cinderella Pageant for high school senior females, the homecoming parade, band and parade float competitions, Ranger Royalty, and more are all funded strictly through the purchase of Northwestern’s annual themed homecoming button. Buttons cost $10.

To see a schedule of events for our Homecoming celebration, see the schedule at left.

Homecoming Page (link to this page using /homecoming.) 

 

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Schedule of Events

Thursday, Oct. 24, 2018

  • Miss Cinderella Talent Show

7: 30 p.m. Herod Hall Auditorium


Friday, Oct. 25, 2018 

  • Rally 'Round the Ranger

          Noon Ranger Statue

  • Alumni Baseball​

6:30 p.m. Warm Up/Practice
7:00 p.m. Home Run Derby
7:30 p.m. (approximately) Alumni Baseball Game

  • Miss Cinderella Pageant

          8 p.m. Herod Hall Auditorium


Saturday, Oct. 26, 2018

  • Ranger Run (5K & 1-Mile Fun Run)

8 a.m. Downtown Alva Square in front of Rialto

  • Homecoming Parade

10 a.m. Downtown Alva Square

  • Alumni Band

​2:00 p.m., Third Floor Fine Arts

  • Northwestern Football Game

           4 p.m. Ranger Field

 

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Funds from the sale of Northwestern’s Homecoming Buttons are the main source of income for Homecoming.

The button is only $10 and provides entrance to the Miss Cinderella Pageant competition and Talent Night, the football game, as well as discounts and other incentives from a list of Alva merchants during the week of homecoming; it’s more than a $38 value! Each homecoming button is numbered and has a chance to win $500 in Alva Chamber Bucks. The winning button will be drawn during the homecoming football game, and the drawn number must be present to win.

Homecoming Button

WHERE TO PURCHASE A HOMECOMING BUTTON (bold this type)

To purchase buttons contact Karen Koehn, button sales chair, (580) 327-7273 or kkoehn@nwtech.edu. Tiffany George, Enid administrative assistant, (580) 213-3101 is button sales representative for the Enid campus, while Milissa Sturgill, Woodward campus coordinator, can be contacted for buttons in Woodward at (580) 254-2503.

Anyone who wants to purchase buttons and is not contacted by one of the salespersons can buy them at the Alva Chamber of Commerce office located at 502 Oklahoma Blvd., (580) 327-1647; the Northwestern Foundation office in the Student Center, (580) 327-8593; or the Northwestern business office in Herod Hall, (580) 327-8536.

Buttons also will be available at Rialto, (580) 327-0535; Sights and Sounds/Radio Shack, (580) 327-0409; Daisy Village, (580) 327-3467; and Holder Drug, (580) 327-3332; Alva Vision, (580) 327-2393; Hair on the Square, (580) 327-0258; and La DEE Da’s, (580) 327-0382.

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1. Scholarship Application for Freshmen and Transfers ( use this link: /forms/online-scholarship-application-for-freshmen-and-transfers)

  • MAY 15 - First-time Freshmen Deadline: complete the application and provide a seven-semester transcript (best if returned by March 31) for best consideration. 

  • JULY 15 - Transfer Students Deadline: complete the application and provide verification of your cumulative grade point average for best consideration. All Bridge Program students transfering from NOC must also fill out this form.

All Freshmen please submit a copy of your transcript with ACT scores. All transfers submit a copy of all previously-attended college transcripts and verification of Cumulative Grade Point Average.

Transcripts, ACT Scores and verification for Cumulative Grade Point Average should be mailed to the NWOSU Registry Office, 709 Oklahoma Blvd., Alva, OK 73717.

2. Continuing Student Scholarship Application ( use this link: /forms/continuing-student-scholarship-application) 

You should ask the Financial Aid Office for information on your maximum monetary eligibility (cap) for scholarship funds.

  • MARCH 15 - Deadline to apply for academic scholarships for the upcoming year. 

    • You’ll need to be enrolled full-time and must have completed 24 semester hours at Northwestern in the past academic year.

    • A cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 is required for academic awards.
       

  • FEBRUARY 15 - Deadline to apply for Foundation/Departmental Scholarships within a specified department.

    • Ask the department chair for that specific department's scholarship form or where it can be found online and submit it by this date. Each department has its own separate form.

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