Homecoming Court Shares Experience

By Kathya Anguiano

As part of Homecoming Tradition, 20 students were elected to homecoming court. They include freshmen, Zoey Medley and Marcus Dukes, sophomores, Ashley Mata, Mariana Wong, Boyd Spaulding and Gonzalo Guajardo, juniors, Maricella Perez, Jazmin Carmona, Taylor Dismuke, Hector Infante, David Thai and Uriah Rhone-Medrano, and last but not least seniors, Bo Serros, Christian Aguilar, Robert Pedroza, Brandon Leos, Elizabeth Salinas, Madelyne Flores, Amber Lopez and Serenity Ramos, who now share their experience of that first week of October.

“Running was really fun, I wanted to do it to be in different things. I think there was competition and it was exciting after being announced on the speaker system,” Medley, freshman, said of running for homecoming. “I was shaking of how nervous I was but I had pretty good confidence and even though I just met Marcus, I’m glad we ran together.”

Dukes had a unique experience because no one was signed up to run against him.

“It was fun, I got to hang out with my friends and with them helping me put up posters and supporting me I was pretty confident about winning. I decided to run because they had no freshman guys running and since I’m considered a freshman until next semester than I figured why not make the best of my half freshman year,” Dukes said.

Some people had more advantage being the sibling of a famous former student who had won Queen previously.

“I had a good idea of winning, it wasn’t an easy run though. Making posters and everything was fun. Not much population boost since the win but some people have said congratulations. With Morgan Spaulding being my older sister I do know a lot more people because of her and I do think they expect more but I’m me,” Boyd Spaulding, a sophomore, said.

Whether it was due to his fame for being the sibling of the famous Morgan Spaulding, “Barbie,” or not, these sophomores experienced success beyond their beliefs.

” This was my first year running and it was great, it turned out to be a big different experience and it was so much fun making posters and advertising. I think overall it was a fun competition against both of my best friends. I had confidence we would win because the other runners didn’t have up much posters and a lot of people were saying that they would vote for us,” Wong, said.

Though many of these students running had to balance friendships, these individuals did not let competition get the best of them.

“Running was pretty hectic because of the other people that were running, it was a little scary worrying that other people were going to tear down our posters or draw on them. It felt nice to see everyone looking on the football field and overall I think it was a friendly rival. We tried hard to beat them but we also helped them, we did not promote but not put them down,” Guajardo said.

Sophomore Ashley Mata got to run with her boyfriend.

“I was nervous at first but it turned out to be pretty fun, I liked getting flowers and everything. There was no conflicts, we just thought about having fun and it was cool to run with friends. It was my boyfriend’s idea to run for homecoming so I said okay and I’m glad I did, it turned out to be an unforgettable experience,” Mata said.

Overall everyone had their own experience and Juniors had a lot to say.

“It was pretty fun, I was kind of nervous with everyone starring but overall I had a good time. I didn’t think of running for homecoming until my old friend Miranda Casarez asked me and I said okay. I felt pretty good about everything, but there was a slight doubt because the competition was pretty big. Homecoming meeting was pretty scary, but I’m glad I won’t and got to walk on that football field with Maricella,” Rhone-Medrano said.

Some people faced confrontations but overall homecoming was an unforgettable experience for everyone.

“I think running was interesting, there was some drama and rivalry but the overall experience was fun and seeing my posters and my pictures in the halls was exciting. I was actually convinced to run by Jessica  Seeboerger and Serenity Ramos, it was half confidence of competition but overall I was pretty confident. I’m glad I got paired with Uriah, he is so nice and sweet and a lot of fun.” Maricella Perez, junior, said.

Campaigning became a big thing for students who ran for homecoming, with struggles of competition, making sure there name was out there and that there votes were certain; overall it turned out to be a great success.