All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Spring Sing, Athletic Hall of Fame induction highlight WVWC Spring Weekend

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia – Spring-like weather and the nearing of the end of the semester brings the return of a Wesleyan tradition, Spring Weekend, to campus April 15-16.

Spring Sing will wrap up Greek Week activities for the College’s fraternities and sororities on Saturday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in Wesley Chapel. Greek Life members have been participating in a variety of events in April to earn points for their sorority or fraternity. Saturday’s performances will be preceded by the crowning of the Spring Sing King and Queen.

Tickets are still on sale for the WVWC Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet to be held April 15 in the French See Dining Hall at 5 p.m. Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased by calling the Office of Alumni Affairs at 304-473-8489.

The Hall of Fame Class to be inducted includes Tyler Blatchley ’08 (track and field), DeWayne Johns ’85 (basketball), Sarah St. Clair Mills ’05 (soccer), Dennis Drenning ’66 (football and basketball), David Bear Watson ’68 (football and track) and the 2002 football team under then head coach Bill Struble.

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