By RORY MOORE and BREANNA HOY
Tiger Media Network
Residential Hall Move-In
Unpacking items out of a cart. 
Julia Wohler and Ella Frederick settling in their dorm. 
Bart Simpson writing ground rules for incoming students. 
ID signs for new students. 
Families of new Tigers waiting to drop off students. 
Families gathering at McMindes Hall for the Welcome Weekend Move In. 
Families lining up and getting direction from campus security. 
Boyce Durr helping volunteers move students’ items. 
Jon Armstrong wheeling a refrigerator. 
A volunteer entering McMindes with accessories. 
New students checking in with sign up sheets. 
A Toy Story-themed sign welcoming incoming students. 
The Coutre family wheeling cabinets into their son’s dorm. 
The Coutre’s establishing the dorm. 
FHSU Christian Challenge helping families carry items.
Roar Rally
FHSU President Tisa Mason greeting new students. 
The Roar Fair at Lewis Field. 
The Fort Hays Marching Band jamming on Lewis Field. 
Performing the Fort Hays fight song. 
Victor E. Tiger high-fiving new students. 
Tiger cheerleaders waving to the crowd. 
Brett Meyer and Victor E. engaging with new students with encouraging words. 
Student Affairs throwing prizes. 
Catching a rubber chicken with a basket helmet. 
FHSU President Tisa Mason giving advice on navigating the environment on campus with Gracie beside her.
Playfair
Performing Beyonce dance moves. 
Jacobs taking a picture of the excited students. 
David Jacobs starts the Play Fair with a Football pass to the crowd. 
Doing the worm for the crowd and Jacobs. 
Groups making noise as Jacobs calls birth months. 
Coming up with a creative handshake. 
Back-to-back teammates during an activity. 
Jacobs letting students share who inspires them. 
Teams dancing together as groups. 
Dancing in a line. 
Lifting imaginary weights. 
Jacobs watching the Rock Paper Scissors finale for a prize.
TGOF Welcome
Tiger cheerleaders performing for new students. 
2026 Welcome Weekend closing out with the Block Party outside McMindes Hall. 
New students being greeted by Tiger cheerleaders on their way to the TGOF Welcome. 
Victor E. Tiger fist-bumping at the crosswalk. 
FHSU faculty cheering new students emerging from the Jellison Bridge. 
Walking through bubbles to the Quad. 
The FHSU Marching Band performing, “In Heaven, There Is No Beer.” 
Arriving at the law by Picken Hall. 
Hailey Maldonado teaching the lyrics of the Fort Hays fight song.
Academic Department Orientation
Departing Picken Hall to visit their individual colleges. 
Group 1 crossing paths with Group 3. 
Computer Science and Informatics students making their way to Hammond Hall. 
Angela Walters elaborating on what the Department of Computer Science and Informatics teaches. 
Learning about the program inside the Hammond Hall studio. 
Students sharing info about why they chose Fort Hays and their majors. 
RCOBE Ambassadors Aubrey Gill and Caden Becker.
Class Crawl
Arriving at the check-in for the Class Crawl. 
Entering Albertson Hall to find classrooms. 
Cade Becker taking his group through the Center for Applied Technology and Sculpture. 
Lindsey Fugitt stopping at a classroom inside Rarick Hall. 
Students excited about the semester while walking around through the hall way.
After Dark
Students checking into After Dark at Memorial Union. 
Aux Card Wards getting students amped up with popular Dub Step hits. 
Taking cover in indoor Laser Tag. 
Singing along to music. 
Dancing and lip synching. 
Putting crafts together with decorations. 
Student Affairs helping out with crafts. 
Taking shots in Shufflepuck. 
Chilling out and playing Rocket League. 
Putting business skills to work in Monopoly. 
Volleyball in rows of three. 
Following moves in Just Dance. 
Students jumping on stage to sing in Aux Card Wars inside the MU Ballroom.
Morning Mixer
Willow Nickell working on her sock while Dayzie Frank laughs at a joke. 
Gathering inside the McMindes Hall game room for the Morning Mixer. 
Making tie-die socks. 
Frank sharing a lauch with Bryler Russell. 
Nikki Mengyao mixing colors for decorations. 
Parker Rhoads supervising Mengyao and Madeline Byerly as they play Air Hockey. 
Katelyn Reeves and Parker Gardner playing Pool.
Faith and Spirituality Hang Out
Get Your Feet Wet with Student Organizations
Water balloon Dodgeball on the Custer Hall lawn. 
Engaging in a water balloon fight at the Get Your Feet Wet with Student Orgs. 
The water balloon target failing to dodge throws. 
Going downhill on a large slide. 
Wreslting on a slippery platform. 
A race to the bottom while getting sprayed by a hose. 
Performing a seal dance. 
A race down a bounce house slide. 
Disco under the hose water.
Block Party
Having a great time with cotton candy. 
Basketball in the McMindes driveway. 
Wrestling on the Custer Hall lawn. 
Elimination Volleyball inside the ring. 
Trying to protect the center in a creative version of Volleyball. 
Regular Volleyball on an inflatable court. 2026 Welcome Weekend closing out with the Block Party outside McMindes Hall. 
