Our Events

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 The Firstie Graduation Luncheon is a  special and exclusive event hosted by our club on the West Point post.  It is a lunch hosted for graduating cadets, Firsties, their families and friends before graduation day.  Besides graduation itself, it is the last event to share with your cadet on post. 

The luncheon is held in late May at West Point.  

The WPPCGH will pay for your cadet and 3 guests.

 An informal gathering is held before New Cadet Candidates (NCC) report to USMA for R-Day.  This is the time where NCCs can mingle and visit with Cadets who have returned to the area for summer vacation.

This year's Annual New Cadet Picnic will be in June 2025 in Houston.  After a brief presentation by the West Point Field Force , the 50-year USMA affiliate, club members, the NCCs and cadets break into small groups to discuss life at USMA.  Meanwhile, club parents answer last-minute questions that NCC parents have.

The 30th Annual Texas Tamale Tailgate will take place on September 20th 2025 on the USMA campus.  It follows the Army vs North Texas football game. 

Started in 1995 in response to a Texas cadet’s plea, “Dad, we’re starving for tamales up here,” T3 has grown into a major event that gives us the privilege of recognizing our young men and women for their service and dedication to our country.  

Every year we provide about 600 Texas cadets, their fellow cadets, and friends some down-home hospitality, good country music, and familiar tastes of Texas BBQ and tamales with all the fixin’s.

 The Joint Service Academy Military Ball (JSAMB) will be celebrating its 39th anniversary on December 26, 2025.  Each year, the Military Ball is hosted by one of Service's Parents Club and will be held at  Moody Gardens in Galveston. The theme of this year’s celebration is to be determined Dinner will be followed by music and dancing. Tickets will be sold on a per person basis. Formal invitations will be sent out months prior to the event.

The Ball is a celebration to honor the commitment of the Cadets and Midshipmen of the five military academies from the Houston and surrounding areas. These dedicated men and women will soon be serving as military leaders and proudly representing the United States throughout the world.  We honor and celebrate these Texas men and women with a formal event which they can enjoy alongside their families and friends.

If you have questions regarding the JSAMB, please contact Mike and Margie Painter at tx334legal@gmail.com 

 Our club is proud to support the West Point Admissions Field Force by serving as host and setting up refreshments for the AIM meeting. Current cadets returning home for winter break are encouraged to attend and offer insight for those interested in the academy. It is impressive to see the quality of our cadets as they present themselves from the many classes of West Point.

 West Point is renowned as a historic and distinguished military academy, and leading progressive institution of higher education. Each year the West Point Admissions team and local Field Force host an information meeting in December. The presentation is designed to help prospective candidates learn more about the institution recently named “America’s Best College” including the admissions procedures, academic and athletic programs, student life, and career opportunities after graduation. 

 Come see why a popular West Point expression is “Much of the history we teach was made by the people we taught.”