Freshmen

Andrew Wang and Claudia Tischler are this year’s Freshman prince and princess.

“It’s going to be nerve-wracking,” Andrew said.

Andrew was surprised with the outcome, as he did not expect to be nominated or elected. He is particularly eager for the obstacle course at the rally.
On the other hand, Claudia is not as anxious as she is honored.

“Once I thought some more about what it means, I realized that it is not something to be afraid of,” Claudia said.

Although she initially believed that the Homecoming Court elections were going to be just like a normal student council election, Claudia felt privileged that numerous people voted for her once she was elected.

“Being elected was a great honor and responsibility, since Homecoming day is such an enormous, school-wide gathering,” Claudia said.

They both hope that they can represent their grade well together on the Homecoming Court.

Sophomores

Sophomore Homecoming Prince and Princess are Rohit Agarwal and Tiphaine Delepine.

“There are a bunch of other great people [on the Homecoming Court], and I just want to see if I can beat them [at the rally],” Rohit said.

Tiphaine is also looking forward to class competition. “I remember last year watching [the relay race] was a lot of fun, so this year I can be a part of it,” she said. “It’ll be fun to represent my class in the spirit activity.”

Juniors

Juniors Julia Lambertz and Jason Kuan will be class prince and princess.

New to this high school tradition, Julia will experience her first Homecoming ever. She is excited to participate in the rally and play a major role for her class.

“It’s so amazing and so exciting because I really don’t know what’s coming up. It’s just exciting because it’s my first… and my last,” Julia said.

For Jason, Homecoming means playing football and bonding with classmates.

“I’m excited to be on the court because it means that I get to represent the juniors in this school. It’s really nice to know that my classmates support me, and representing them in the court, well, is a good way to repay their kindness towards me,” he said.

Jason added that Homecoming is one of the biggest events of the year and feels that being on the court this year will make the experience better.

“I’m looking forward to the football game the most for Homecoming. I’m also really excited for the Homecoming dance, because it’s one of the biggest events in the school year,” he said. “The class competitions are really cool and fun too, and I think that they really help solidify the school’s community.”

Seniors

This year’s senior princes and princesses are Gregory Cox, Santosh Swaminathan, Benjamin Tien, Anisha Agarwal, Amanda King, and Brianna Tran.

“I’ve never really been through this whole experience, so just meeting the other people in the homecoming court and having dinner together is exciting,” Benjamin said. “I’m definitely most excited for the game because that’s going to be really big, and it’s when everyone goes really crazy.”

Unlike most of the seniors on court, Brianna Tran has already experienced the tradition.

“I’m excited for the Homecoming rally. I remember last year it was a lot of fun, and I kept replaying the events in my head after it happened and laughing to myself,” Brianna said.

ASB President Santosh brings his school and class pride with him to the Homecoming events.

“It’ll be fun to be in all the spirit events that are associated with Homecoming,” Santosh said. “[I’m looking forward to] just being in front of my class and representing the seniors.”

Amanda, who leads the cheer squad, is energized in anticipation of Homecoming.

“I’m excited for everything because this whole experience is something new and different,” Amanda said.

Anisha, on the other hand, is looking forward to having an experience with her brother, Rohit, who is the sophomore prince.

“Even just in the relay race during the rally […] to beat him would be amazing,” Anisha said.

Nostalgic about his final year of high school, Gregory reflects on being a part of his last Homecoming.

“I’m really looking forward to the dance because it should be a lot of fun this year,” Gregory said. “It’s my last Homecoming, so I want to make the most of it.”