JCHS Celebrates Homecoming

Kerri Bonner was crowned Homecoming Queen and MacKenzie Tripp was crowned Miss Hurricane at the annual homecoming festivities Friday evening for Jasper County High School. Mia Jenkins was named first-runner-up.

The queens were crowned by last year’s homecoming queen and Miss Hurricane Cambria Stone and Jessica Moore, respectively.

Members of the court were Katie Mathews, Alexis Rowe, Sarah Tribble, Claire Taylor, Ashton Mooney, Kenzie Abbott, Kinshaza Norris, Kerri Bonner, MacKenzie Tripp, Mia Jenkins, Lacey Rutledge, Taliyah Stone, Kalyn McMichael, Caela Cook, Julia Proctor, and Abriel Sanders.

Court members were elected by their individual grade level classes. The homecoming queen was elected by popular vote of the entire student body. Most clubs and athletic groups nominated girls for Miss Hurricane, then Miss Tripp was chosen as 2018 Miss Hurricane by the class officers.

Jay Fleetwood was crowned “Mr. JCHS” by Miss Hurricane MacKenzie Tripp during the pep rally on Friday afternoon, after competing in the pageant on Thursday.

As part of homecoming spirit week, each grade level competed for “the most spirited class” by participating in various dress-up days and contests. The senior class ultimately won the overall competition.

“Overall this was a great week for us at JCHS,” said principal Buddy Cain. “The students showed spirit each day by dressing appropriately for the dress-up days, and then that spirit and pride carried over into the homecoming ceremony Friday night. I’m so proud of our student body.”

The students culminated the Spirit Week with a homecoming dance Saturday evening. Homecoming coordinator Mrs. Johnnie Sue Moore expressed appreciation to the students, teachers, parents and community people who helped make this year’s homecoming a success.