BSO Nabs Homecoming King, Queen Crowns
Jennifer Conlee, co-news editor
Homecoming has once again
come and gone from South Plains College. While one group of students was
concentrating on winning the game, there was another group who looked
forward to this day for other reasons.
Nine
young couples presented themselves in stunning array in hopes of becoming
this year’s Homecoming King and Queen.
Homecoming 2006 was on Feb. 16, with the coronation taking place at halftime
of the men’s basketball game.
The 48th
Homecoming King and Queen were Markus Johnson and Ashley Burgess, who
represented the Black Student Organization. Both agreed that winning this
honor felt good, and sent a heartfelt thank you to everyone in the BSO and
to all those who voted for them.
“I
feel good being a college Homecoming King,” said Johnson. “It’s very
different from high school.”
“I
feel nervous right now, but it’s exciting,” Burgess said.
Johnson, 21, is a sports management major from Bryan, Texas. He is the son
of Richard and Deven Maxey. Johnson serves as the wing advisor for Stroud
Hall.
Burgess, 18, is from
Lubbock.
She is an early childhood education major, and is the daughter of Carolyn
and Ocie Burgess.
This
year’s plaques were presented by Cale Stevenson and Jaimie Diaz, who were
last year’s Homecoming King and Queen.
Bucky
Demel, 20, and Sarah Farr, 19, represented the SPC band organization. Demel
is an education major from Levelland, and Farr is a nursing major from
Brownfield. .
Nominees from the Campus Ambassadors were Ross Orman and Kristin Carrol.
Orman, 19, is a business major from Levelland, while Carrol, 20, is a
psychology major from Meadow, Texas.
Fabian
Sanchez and Tonya Espinosa represented the Hispanic Student Organization.
Sanchez, 22, of Littlefield, is an education major and Espinosa, 19, is an
anthropology major from Idalou.
Representing the Law Enforcement Club were Casey Shumate, 21, from Roswell,
NM, and Julia Berry, 35, from Lubbock. Both are law enforcement majors.
Jacob
Tucker, 19, and Erica Cayless, 19, represented by Phi Theta Kappa. Tucker
is a Public Relations/Print Journalism major from
Paducah,
Texas,
while Cayless, who is from Lamesa, is a paralegal major.
The
Press Club candidates were Ray Buffington, 23, and Giovanni Rosendo, 19, who
are both from Lubbock. Buffington is a print journalism major, while Rosendo is a
photojournalism major.
Representing the SPC Ski Club were Brent Warner, 24, and Kyra Christian,
19. Warner, who is from Brownfield, is majoring in business administration
while Christian is a psychology major from Farwell, Texas
The
STAR Center candidates were Dawson Munoz, 21, a business major from
Brownfield, and Brandie Vasek, 19, a psychology major from Wilson, Texas.
The
Student Government Association was represented by Leo Sanchez, 20, and
Ashley Martinez, 21. Martinez is a nursing major from Littlefield, and
Sanchez, is and engineering major from Denver City, Texas.
