The 2012 Swarm week celebration will take place Sept. 17 through Sept. 22. Below is information for the 2012 swarm celebration, "Operation: Swarm Days."
Black Hills State University’s annual Swarm Week will kick off Monday, September 17 and run through Saturday, September 22. Events will be held throughout the week and include a Dodgeball Tournament, the hike to the H, coronation, and a disc golf tournament.
The parade theme is “Operation: Swarm Days." We encourage you to design your parade entry with a military theme, as a show of support to the deployed 842nd National Guard Unit. Submit your parade entry form today!
After the parade, be sure to join the Tailgate Social held at the Young Center parking lot.
Then following the parade and tailgate, come and cheer on the BHSU football team as they host Colorado Mesa University Mavericks.
Sept. 17-Sept. 22 Swarm Days Schedule of Events
- Monday, September 17
- BBQ - 5 pm on the Campus Green, get your food in the Hive and come on out!
- Coronation - 7 pm Meier Recital Hall
- Pep Rally & Burning of the BH - immediately following Coronation outside of Meier Hall
- Tuesday, September 18
- Wednesday, September 19
- Thursday, September 20
- Friday, September 21
- Alumni Awards Luncheon - 12:00 noon - Jacket Legacy Room/Student Union
- Disc Golf Tournament - 3 pm - Meet by Hole 1 tee box
- Float Prep - 5 pm - Young Center Fieldhouse
- Hall of Fame Banquet - 6:00 pm - Jacket Legacy Room/Student Union
- Saturday, September 22
- Parade - 10 am - Jackson Blvd. and Fifth Street
- Tailgate Social - 11:15 a.m. - Young Center Parking Lot
- BHSU Football Game - 1 pm - Lyle Hare Stadium
Download a printable Swarm Days brochure. (coming soon)