Published on October 19, 2006 at 7 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Â鶹¹û¶³'s 2006 Homecoming Court has been announced. The school will celebrate Homecoming this weekend, Oct. 20-22.

Court members are: freshmen Grace Moon of Olive Branch, Miss., and Oliver Jones of Roswell, Ga.; sophomores Rebekah Beaty of Columbus, Ga., and Andrew Dick of Atlanta, Ga.; juniors Ellen Donze of Birmingham and John Ryan Colvin of Jackson, Ala.; and seniors Mary Kathryn Covert of Meridian, Miss., Candis Garner of Florence, Ala., Christina Knox of Birmingham, Bill Anderson of Macon, Ga., D.J. Carter of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; and Robby Stone of Birmingham.

Class representatives were chosen by members of the respective classes.

The queen and senior honor escort will be announced during halftime ceremonies at Â鶹¹û¶³'s Homecoming game against University of Tennessee-Martin, Saturday in Seibert Stadium. Kickoff time is 2 p.m.

Other Homecoming weekend activities include an alumni banquet on Friday, reunions, parade and other activities on Saturday, and a concluding worship service on Sunday morning.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.