Missouri S&T’s St. Pat’s Celebration Committee will reveal the 109th annual Best Ever St. Pat’s sweatshirt design at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the north parking lot of University Book & Supply, on the corner of 12^th and Pine streets.

The ceremony includes the reveal of the 2017 button design, the announcement of the celebration’s parade and coronation theme, and marks the official beginning of the 2017 St. Pat’s merchandise season. Members of the St. Pat’s committee, campus and the community will gather speak about the history of the celebration, its merchandise, and its importance in the campus and Rolla community.

The sweatshirts, buttons, and all other official merchandise are sold throughout Rolla to raise funds for the celebration. Festivities start with the election of the St. Pat’s Court on Thursday, March 9, 2017, and conclude with the St. Pat’s parade, concert and Grateful Board Festival on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Merchandise for the 109th Best Ever will be for sale outside of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library every weekday until the celebration from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To join the celebration and support the longest standing tradition on campus, purchase sweatshirts, buttons or other official merchandise and to wear it proudly on Fridays to show your school spirit. Learn more at stpats.mst.edu.