Wilkins, Edgar crowned Friday
Albany High School seniors Cutter Edgar and Madison Wilkins were crowned 2018 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime ceremonies last Friday night during the Lions’ 48-12 win over the visiting Baird Bears before a large homecoming crowd.
Wilkins and Edgar were presented as part of a field of eight senior class candidates, four boys and four girls.
The two were chosen by the entire student body by secret ballot last week after each class at Albany High School had nominated a senior boy and girl for the honor.
The senior class nominated Wilkins for homecoming queen, while Edgar was the king candidate selected by the freshmen.
Homecoming Queen
Madison Wilkins is president of the senior class at AHS, and serves as an officer for several of the organizations on campus including the student council, the National Honor Society, the Future Farmers of America, and the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.
She has attended Albany schools her entire academic career, and has been selected by her classmates as their class president all four years of high school.
The Homecoming Queen played volleyball and tennis her freshman and sophomore years. She competed on multiple FFA LED and CDE teams including junior FFA creed, senior FFA creed, junior quiz, job interview, radio broadcasting, horse judging, and livestock judging, placing at district in both job interview and in radio broadcasting.
The chief editor of the Albany yearbook, Wilkins has represented her school in UIL competition in news writing and story writing.
The A honor roll student was chosen as junior usherette nominee, and twice elected as class princess.
Wilkins won the senior swine showmanship buckle at the county stock show her sophomore year, and was named the winner of the 2018 Shackelford County Top Hand Award at the SCYLA annual Buyer-Seller banquet.
Her cross barrows have placed in the top 10 at Austin and San Angelo, and she exhibited a champion light weight dark cross barrow at San Antonio.
Wilkins is a 13-year performer in both the Albany Dance Theatre and the Fort Griffin Fandangle. She volunteers at the Aztec Theater, and has served as a student intern and as a junior docent at the Old Jail Art Center.
The current Lions Club sweetheart is a junior deacon at First Christian Church and is active at The Feed Store.
Wilkins plans to pursue a degree in Agricultural Leadership and Development with an Agricultural Communications minor at Texas A&M University.
Wilkins is the daughter of Tisha Wilkins of Albany and Shannon and Leslie Wilkins of Abilene.
Homecoming King
Cutter Edgar plays running back and linebacker for the varsity Lions, and scored one of the touchdowns in the Homecoming win over Baird last Friday.
He earned first team honors as linebacker on the All-Big Country Football Team for Class 2A last year, and honorable mention as running back.
Edgar was also selected as an all-state linebacker his junior year.
The Homecoming King plays baseball for the Lions.
In addition, Edgar qualified for track regionals last year as a member of all three of the relay teams, and placed 10th in long jump at the regional contest.
Edgar has lived in Albany his entire life.
He began showing pigs in the third grade, and has made the sales at most of the major stock shows.
Edgar has helped with flood recovery efforts in New Orleans during a mission trip.
He currently serves as the NHS treasurer and as FFA secretary, has served on the student council, as FFA sentinel, and as the junior class secretary.
Edgar is the son of Garry and Kimberly Edgar, and the grandson of Betsy Edgar and of Jim and Kathy Hobbs, all of Albany.
Parade Results
Winners of the parade float competition were announced during the halftime festivities.
The sophomore class Thanksgiving float placed first, followed by the juniors in second place with Christmas. The freshmen’s Fourth of July float placed third, and the seniors were fourth with a Halloween float.
Although only high school classes are eligible for awards, the junior high classes joined in the parade with their New Year’s Day celebration.
Other Honorees
Included in the homecoming court were queen nominees Haley Stewart, Caroline Masters, and Sarena Moreno as well as king candidates Payne Hebel, Cameron Dacus, and Simon McBee.
Princesses included junior Mady Connally, sophomore Hannah Snyder, and freshman Ansleigh Garcia.
Princes were junior B.J. Morris, sophomore Ryder Wilkins, and freshman Luke Ivy.
Other honorees were Band Sweetheart Tristan Edgar and Beau Andrew Hinkle, Football Sweetheart Kam Browning and Beau Jaheim Newton, FCCLA Sweetheart Alli Hill and Beau Ben West, and FFA Sweetheart Taylor Scott and Beau Tyler Beard.
