Recruiters Visit the Frontier Bowl

Recruiters from Palo Alto College went looking for college applicants where they knew they would be on a Friday night—the Frontier Bowl game at Memorial Stadium in the Harlandale Independent School District, Nov. 7.

More then 10,600 spectators poured into the stadium as the McCollum Cowboys took on the Harlandale Indians in the much anticipated annual rivalry between the two schools.

“This was a recruiting opportunity we couldn’t pass up,” said Ray Hernandez, PAC’s Director of Retention Support Services. “The school district was very accommodating in our request to set-up recruitment tables and a football toss by the main gate entrance so that we could capture people’s attention as they entered the stadium.”

Along with the PAC recruiters, members from the Corporate and Community Education division, and other PAC volunteers answered questions and passed out brochures and information on programs, courses and certificates available at PAC.

PAC’s mascot, the Palomino, was also on hand to entertain guests at the recruitment table. The Palomino also tossed PAC water bottles and other items to fans sitting in the bleachers during the game.

“We had a lot of people stop by the tables to give us their name and contact information for follow-up calls,” Hernandez said. “This is something we definitely want to do again at next year’s Frontier Bowl and possibly other football games in the area.”

McCollum defeated Harlandale 27-24.