College of the Ozarks to host annual Honor America event Saturday, June 28

POINT LOOKOUT, MO. - College of the Ozarks will host the annual Honor America celebration on Saturday, June 28, on the College campus.

Honor America is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy an evening of family-friendly activities, live music, food, and a spectacular patriotic finale featuring fireworks and drones.

Schedule of Events

6 p.m. — Festivities Begin
Food vendors will include Chick-fil-A, London Calling, Kilwin’s, and The Deck Pizza Company. Guests can also purchase refreshments such as fresh-squeezed lemonade, old-fashioned sodas, College of the Ozarks milk, cookies, and student-made treats. Food service concludes at 8:30 p.m.

In addition, Edwards Mill will be open from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on June 28. Guests are invited to enjoy cookies, bottled water, and old-fashioned sodas while browsing the mill’s offerings. Family-friendly activities will also be available, making it a great stop for all ages during the celebration.

Children’s activities will feature face painting, bounce houses, basketball, and a craft station where kids may create thank-you cards for Veterans. A Missouri Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter will be on display, offering a hands-on opportunity for all ages.

Live entertainment will include performances from The Hunt Family Band, as well as the 135th Army Bands.

8:45 p.m. — Patriotic Program and Fireworks
The Hard Work U. Concert Band will lead a patriotic musical tribute as part of the evening program. The celebration will conclude with a fireworks display by Encore Pyrotechnics and a drone light show by SkyGlow.

For more information, contact the Public Relations Office at (417) 690-2212 or visit www.cofo.edu.

About College of the Ozarks

College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian, liberal arts college, located in Point Lookout, Missouri, on a 1,000-acre campus. Christian values, hard work, and fiscal responsibility comprise the fundamental building blocks of the “Hard Work U.” experience. The College earns numerous accolades yearly, including No. 2 Best Performers on Social Mobility-Regional Colleges in the Midwest and No. 4 Best Regional College in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-2025 and No. 3 Best Bang for the Buck by Washington Monthly, 2024. To achieve its vision, the College pursues academic, vocational, Christian, patriotic, and cultural goals. These goals are mirrored in School of the Ozarks, a laboratory school that completes the K-college model.

The Keeter Center — the College’s award-winning lodge, restaurant, and conference facility — earns awards consistently, including the TripAdvisor Best of the Best Award 2024 and the Readers’ Choice Awards 2024 from ConventionSouth magazine. The Keeter Center features historic lodging, fine dining, and meeting rooms. With more than 350 student workers, it is the largest workstation on campus.