GCCC 90th anniversary celebration schedule

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Published 9/12/2009 in GCCC Anniversary

1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday on the GCCC campus, 801 Campus Drive

FREE BARBECUE MEAL

1:30 to 3 p.m. (or until gone) in front of library, slightly to the south

Catered by GCCC Meats Team with Block & Bridle Club
Available to first 400 people
Dining tables on grass in northwest quadrant of campus mall

LIVE BANDS

1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Third Degree (Blues and blues rock) in front of the Academic Building
Fulton Street Band (Sixties rock and classic country) in front of the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex
Los Hermanos Ortiz y Amigos (The Ortiz Brothers & Friends) (Traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex selections) in front of the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building.

DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSES

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at campus buildings/other locations

Displays and demonstrations
Interactive opportunities
Pony rides, fire truck rides, John Deere tractor rides and other features
Invitation postcards to potential students and families

CHILDREN'S GAMES

1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on campus mall

Various games and activities
Inflatable game
Prizes
Times capsule scholarship contest for grade school children

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

1:30 to 4 p.m. on campus mall and surrounding locations

Booths, games, contests and demonstrations, stretching north from mall to Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex
Booths also stretching from Warren Fouse Science-Math Building to north side of Student and Community Services Center
Staged by SGA organizations, athletic teams and community organizations
Action also planned at batting cages (Buster Baseball Academy)

AERIAL PHOTOS

2 to 3 p.m. during celebration over campus (plus Memorial Stadium)

20-30 views of crowd, activities, buildings, campus
Digital photography by Cloud Top Imaging

ERDENE CORLEY SIMULATION LAB DEDICATION

2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Physical Therapy Lab/Penka Building

Ceremony 20 to 30 minutes
Live music by GCCC String Ensemble
Open touring after ceremony
Advance invitations going out by mail

COMMUNITY CONTESTS

1:30 to 4 p.m. outdoors on mall during celebration

Third grade college scholarship contest, with entries placed on-site in time capsule.
Victory Bell contest, with entrants guessing note, weight and original cost of 1901 bell/Ringing bell.

BIRTHDAY CAKE

3:30 to 4:30 p.m., outside in front of library, slightly to the north

Cake and iced tea for 400
Short ceremony at 3:30 p.m.

-ALC International Singers (National Anthem)
-GCCC Alma Mater (College Singers)
-Remarks (Dr. Carol Ballantyne)
-Happy Birthday (College Singers)
-Entertainment after ceremony (GCCC Jazz Ensemble)

Jazz Band performs approximately one hour
Cake and beverages provided by Great Western

TIME CAPSULE

Bury after celebration (Location TBA)
Open in 2019 for third grade scholarship drawing
Reseal and open again in 2044 (125th birthday)
Include third-grade scholarship forms, photos and souvenirs from celebration, other items

HISTORICAL DISPLAYS

All day and in advance in the lobby display case, SCSC and walk-through gallery at BTSC Portico

Framed photos, yearbooks, documents and artifacts
Broncbuster Bistro also open

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