Students Select Homecoming Court

Homecoming Court elections, held Sept. 24-26, allowed University of Arkansas-Monticello students to narrow down 35 court nominees to 12 court members.

Campus organizations nominated 35 women for homecoming court. Students had to show their identification cards to ensure they only voted once. Students could vote for up to 12 women. Faculty and staff cannot elect court members.

The following women received the most votes, placing them on homecoming court:

Phi Beta Sigma	Vaneisha Bunn	junior computer information systems major
Sigma Tau Gamma	Kyndall Carder	sophomore business administration major
Choir	Ashley Couch	sophomore music education major
Omega Psi Phi	Corley Evans	junior social work major
Alpha Sigma Alpha	Mary Knight	junior speech major
Tau Kappa Epsilon	Meggan LaMarche	sophomore early childhood education major
Kappa Alpha Psi	Courtney Levingston	senior biology major
Cheerleaders	Brittany Mathews	sophomore biology major
International Club	Nika Najafova	freshman business administration major
Debate Society	Nicci Norton	junior psychology major
Sigma Zeta	Allison Pace	senior mathematics major
Jewels of Service	Andrea Rowlett	senior business administration major
BCM	Kara Beth Roy	sophomore early childhood education major
Ambassadors	Brittany Washington	senior business administration major
Football Sweetheart	Kadra Cranford	freshman physical education major

The court member that receives the most votes will be crowned Homecoming queen at the football game Saturday, Oct. 13. The next 11 women with the most votes compose the court.

Photo by Janelle Martin

Decisions, Decisions - Dinora Marin looks at the nominees for Homecoming Court as she decides who to vote for. Marin had 35 choices and could vote for up to 12 of the nominees.

Mary Knight, court representative for Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority said, “It’s an honor to be nominated by my sorority, and I appreciate all of my friends at UAM that voted for me.”

Nika Najafova, representative for the International Club, is excited to be on homecoming court. Najafova comes from Azerbaijan, and said she did not know what Homecoming court was until she came to UAM.

“I’ve never seen anything like (homecoming),” Najafova said. “It’s a big deal to participate.”

Najafova said she had to explain homecoming to her parents.

“I Googled it for them," she said.

For some nominees, like Choir representative Ashley Couch, being elected to homecoming court is a new experience.

“I’ve never been on homecoming court," Couch said. “I’m nervous and excited at the same time.”

The court will receive recognition at the parade and the bonfire during Homecoming week.

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