The EWU Homecoming Spirit Splash Contest winners were announced on Oct. 28. The contest judges for the best Eagle spirit decorations of residence halls, departments and local businesses for Eagle Spirit Week.

According to Rick Scott, EWU coordinator of club sports, there were three categories for the Spirit Splash: Residence hall, business, and department. Scott said each category was critiqued by five judges in accordance with contestants’ entry submissions by the deadline and the Eagle Spirit Week theme.

Scott said the winner for the department category was the Office of Global Initiatives and the runner-up was Records and Registration. The winner of the business category was Cheney Parks and Rec.

After tallying the scores, the winner for the residence hall category was Dressler Hall and second place was Louise Anderson Hall.

Seth Cook, hall council president for Dressler Hall, said the decorations in the hall were designed to incorporate the “Paint the Town Red” theme.

“We have Dressler in our sky line thing, but the main thing was paint the town red so we tried to incorporate that as much as possible,” said Cook.

Cook said he and other Dressler residents were up late putting up the decorations the night before judging. He said he is really glad that all of their hard work paid off.

“I made a lot of the posters and it was just fun to help out and be a part of it,” said Cook.

Administrative Community Adviser for Louise Anderson Hall Austin Heddon said the decorations in L.A. showcased businesses in Cheney such as Maverik and the Cheney Police Station. Heddon said he really enjoyed the opportunity to show Eastern pride during the event.

“I like it a lot, I think especially for like Parents’ Weekend, it’s really cool because the parents get to come into the buildings that are all decorated,” said Heddon.