Homecoming court isn’t just about crowns and sashes, but it’s about school spirit, community involvement, and the personalities that represent the heart of the student body. Traditionally, many schools allow students to nominate and then vote for a student they choose. However, RHS’ homecoming nomination process differs as each sport and club is able to nominate a candidate for the court.  The student then receives an application to fill out, advancing them to the final selections, giving the entire student body the ballot form to fill out and vote for the court.

The 2024-25 homecoming court representatives included: Hazel Shively (9), Naomi Rose Anderson (10), Elle Fitzgerald (10), D’Anthony Taylor (10), Romy Teat (11), Layla Hicks (11), Macy Griffin (11), Wyatt Westbury (12), Aaron Smith (12), Ben Fagan (12), Kelsey Roselli (12), Madison Reep (12), Addison Manthey (12), and Caroline Head (12).

Junior Macy Griffin was overjoyed to find out she was going to be representing Roswell as this year’s homecoming princess when it was announced at halftime of the homecoming football game Oct 4. Griffin participates in many activities including student council, basketball cheer, Beta club, Women’s Leadership club, and Roswell HOSA. Griffin was running against other people in her grade, including one of her friends, Romy Teat.

 Griffin said, “It’s hard with someone else in my friend group running for homecoming court because we don’t want to go against each other but it’s also fun because I can hang out with her during this stuff.”

When asked about the process of winning Homecoming Princess, Griffin said, “I put a photo on my story telling people to vote for me on Naviance and I texted my friends to vote for me.” It is each of the nominees’ responsibility to promote themselves to the student body and in Griffin’s case, it was very effective.

Senior Wyatt Westbury was crowned Homecoming King on Homecoming night, Oct 5. Westbury was nominated for court by his DECA Advisor, Katherine Knowles. Westbury has a leadership position in DECA as well as in FCA. Westbury’s participation in these clubs represents his school spirit in school activities. When asked what he enjoys and finds hard about homecoming court, Westbury said, “I like to represent my school and I dislike the pressure and anxiety when it comes to the voting.”

Although Elle Fitzgerald was a sophomore on court, making her not eligible to run for Homecoming Court Queen, she was happy to participate in the walkout during halftime at the football game Friday night. Fitzgerald was nominated solely by her peers, and she did so by, “taking a step out of my day to express my interest to my peers and show them why I want to be on homecoming court and how I can make that impact.” Fitzgerald said she worked hard to promote herself as homecoming princess and she decided to run because she thought that it would show how committed she is towards school.

Each of these nominees and winners showed representation of their class, clubs and sports and the Roswell community on Homecoming Court. These students show leadership, kindness, and all things that make up RHS. Homecoming court is a tradition each year to exemplify the unity of Roswell students while also showcasing how each of the nominees embody what it means to be a Hornet.