Ellis Library Clock Tower Lightings Will Celebrate A-State and Local Grads
JONESBORO – During the month of May, Arkansas State University will light the clock tower of Dean B. Ellis Library in special recognition of graduating students.
The tower will be scarlet Saturday evening, May 4, in recognition of new A-State graduates following Spring Commencement earlier that day in First National Bank Arena.
During the previous evening, Friday, May 3, the tower will be green in honor of those commissioned for military service through the Army ROTC program in the Department of Military Science.
As various local high schools conduct their graduation ceremonies this month, many on the A-State campus, the clock tower will be lighted in a school color on or near the day of graduation, according to this schedule:
• Gold for The Academies at Jonesboro High School, Thursday, May 2
• Blue for Valley View High, Sunday, May 5
• Gold for Nettleton High, Monday, May 6
• Red for East Poinsett County High, Tuesday, May 7
• Purple for Bay High, Wednesday, May 8
• Green for Ridgefield Christian School, Sunday, May 12
• Blue for Paragould High, Monday, May 13
• Red for Brookland High, Tuesday, May 14
• Blue for Marked Tree High, Wednesday, May 15
• Green for Greene County Tech, Friday, May 17
• Red for Westside High, Monday, May 20
• Blue for Wynne High, Tuesday, May 21
The final graduation celebration lighting will be light blue for New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at A-State, Friday, May 24.
