by Taylor Waguespack
The month of October will be an exciting one for the students at Haynes Academy. The football games are underway and everyone is wishing for a winning season. The all-important homecoming game is near and, as in each year, the students are wondering who will be picked for the homecoming court. Nominations begin Monday, October 1st and end Wednesday, October 3rd.
The freshman class through the junior class will have the opportunity to nominate two female and two male students to represent their grade as homecoming maids and dukes for the special occasion. The senior class will nominate four of each and then narrow it down to pick one king and one queen. The nominees are required by the committee to sustain a 3.0 GPA. They must obtain a teacher recommendation as well as a sponsor or coach from a club, organization or team. No nominee is allowed to have any infractions or suspensions.
Most students who run for king, queen, maid or duke campaign throughout the weeks before homecoming, expressing their reasons why the students should vote for them. Nominees hang posters around the school and rally others for their votes.
Voting will be held on Tuesday, October 16 for maids and dukes and the winners will be announced during the week. The king and queen elections are on Tuesday, October 23rd. The king will be announced at the homecoming pep rally, which will be held on Thursday, October 25th.
At the game, the maids from each grade are escorted down the field during halftime by their fathers. After the procession, the surprise announcement of queen is made and she is crowned before all in attendance.
Festivities end with the Homecoming Dance on Friday, October 26th, which will take place at The Children’s Museum in New Orleans. At the dance, the maids and dukes from each grade, along with the king and queen, will be recognized and share a dance together.
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