BROWNWOOD , TX (10/11/2011)(readMedia)-- Lumberton native Rachael Amy has been nominated for Homecoming Queen at Howard Payne University. Rachael is the daughter of James and Nelsalee Amy. She is a senior Christian education major and is currently involved in HPU intramurals and the Ministerial Alliance. She is also active with the Nexus Community Church, Friends for Free and the Cross-Classical Academy.
Rachael will be honored along with the other members of the Homecoming Court during HPU's Homecoming Convocation on Friday, October 14, at 2:00 p.m. in Mims Auditorium. She will also be featured in the Homecoming parade and football game on Saturday, October 15.
More information about HPU's Homecoming is available at www.hputx.edu.
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Founded in 1889, Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.
Located in Brownwood, Texas, HPU offers a full array of undergraduate programs and a limited number of graduate programs in a traditional residential academic community. The university also offers selected undergraduate and graduate course work by electronic means and at extended learning centers responsive to the academic needs of the communities served. HPU maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio, which contributes to the university's reputation of being "a place where everybody is somebody."