AHS honorees to be presented at game
By Donnie A. Lucas
Plans for 2021 Homecoming activities set for next Friday, Oct. 1 are being finalized, with some additions to the parade happening this week and the full list of homecoming royalty announced.
The parade is set to roll through downtown at 5:00 p.m., followed by the homecoming football game against Olney set to kick off at 7:00 p.m.
Most of the homecoming royalty will ride in the parade, with the exception of varsity football players. The parade was expanded over the last week to include floats from each of the high school classes, along with a junior high float and other floats carrying players, cheerleaders and twirlers from the 1960 and 1961 football teams that won back-to-back state titles. Floats for other honor classes may also enter floats in the parade.
The theme for the class float competition this year is music genres, including Country, Rock and Roll, Rap, Jazz, and Pop music.
Originally, it was announced that class floats would not be included this year. However, after a vote by the student body, the class float competition was included.
Homecoming royalty will be presented at halftime, including the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen. Nominees from the senior class were selected by the four high school grade levels last week, along with a Prince and Princess for grades 9-11.
The nominees from the senior class this year for king and queen are Brooks Neece and Avery Kleiner, while the 11th grade selected Luke Ivy and Kamryn Browning. The sophomore class picked Bryce Asher and Ansleigh Garcia as their nominees, and the freshmen named Robert Bailey and Clara Holson.
While the nominees were selected by each grade level, all those named are seniors, with the final determination made by the entire student body in grades 9-12.
Each senior nominee will be escorted onto the field by a parent or guardian.
Each class also chose a prince and princess. Junior honorees are London Fuentes and Mayson Garcia, while the sophomores selected Robert Diaz and Emma Shack. The freshmen class selected Ashton Bailey and Abi Hale to represent their class in the homecoming court.
Three other sets of beaus and sweethearts will also be present, including Football Sweetheart and Lizzy Chavez and escort Cooper Fairchild. The band sweetheart and beau are Jade Bean and Donald McCullough, while the FFA selected sweetheart Gracie Price and beau Koy Cauble.
