Piedmont Celebrates Homecoming

The 2013 homecoming festivities for Piedmont Academy concluded Friday, Sept. 20 with the crowning of Miss Cougar, Lynne Marie Edwards and Homecoming Queen, Savannah McGinnis.

Homecoming is sponsored each year by the Student Council, which is led by Miss McGinnis, president, and Vice President, Owen Kimball. The students are assisted by faculty sponsors Ashley Cook, Bobbi Sauls, and Heather Suwinski.

During Spirit Week at the school, the students enjoyed their week long camaraderie by having “‘Merica Day” on Monday where students dressed up in camouflage or in red, white, and blue to show support our great country. On Tuesday, middle and high school students had “Prince and Princess Day, and the elementary students showed their support for spirit week by wearing tye-die or neon t-shirts.

Wednesday was “Geek Day” for middle and high school students and our elementary students wore their favorite college t-shirt.

Next, they celebrated with “Tacky Thrift Shop Thursday” where middle and high school students wore some lovely sweaters and classic outfits from previous decades. Elementary students proudly wore their favorite super hero t-shirts to school on Thursday, and everyone capped off the week with “Extreme Spirit Day.”

During halftime of the school’s football game, the members of the homecoming court were introduced.

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Senior class representatives included:

•Jordon Blackmon, the daughter of Bob Blackmon of Newborn and Connie Blackmon of Eatonton. She plays varsity soccer as well as club soccer, and she is a member of FCA and Y-Club.

•Beth Anne Mahaffey, daughter of Blair and Michelle Mahaffey of McDonough and Julie and Allan Branan of Jackson. Miss Mahaffey is a member of the basketball and soccer teams at the school.

•Savannah McGinnis, the daughter of Adam and Suzanne McGinnis of Monticello, is a member of the cross country, basketball, and golf teams. Additionally, Savannah is a member of the one-act play and the girls’ trio.

Miss Cougar, Miss Lynne Marie Edwards, is the daughter of Keith and Stephanie Edwards of Covington. The football team selects Miss Cougar to represent them at Homecoming festivities and Miss Cougar embodies the values and school spirit of Piedmont Academy. Miss Edwards wanted the football team to know how much this honor meant to her. Lynne Marie is a member of the soccer team and the cross country team where she was named all-region and received the Coach’s Award for two years. She is also a member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club.

Junior Class Representative Cheyenne Galloway, the daughter of Brent and Beth Galloway of Monticello, is an all-region softball team member, vice president of the FFA, and a member of FCA and Beta Club. The other junior representative was Parker Kelly, daughter of Scott and Stephanie Kelly of Monticello. She runs track, is a member of the Yearbook staff, and is a member of the FCA.

The sophomore class was represented by Matti Ruth Smith, daughter of Piedmont alumni Keith and Gena Smith of Monticello. Miss Smith plays softball and is a manager for the football team. She is a member of the Y-Club and FCA.

Also representing the sophomores was Haley Tyler, daughter of Jim and Laura Tyler of Monticello. She is a member of the softball, soccer, and basketball teams and is a member of Student Council, Y-Club, and the FCA.

Ashley Johnston, daughter of Piedmont alumni Jay and Rae Johnston of Jackson, was one of the freshman class representatives. She attends Towaliga Baptist Church and is a member of the FFA, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Y-Club.

Also a freshman representative was Bailyn Whitaker, the daughter of David and Tami Whitaker of Jackson. She is a member of the FFA, the FCA the track team, and the soccer team.

Each year the senior class selects mascots from the first grade class to assist in ceremonies throughout the year. This year the mascots are Natalie Sanders, daughter of Lane and Jennifer Sanders of Jackson, and Mark Myles, son of Bill and Iris Myles of Jackson.

The school welcomed back the reigning queens, Miss Cougar Lacy Adamson, daughter of Donnie and Lori Adamson of Mansfield. and the school’s Homecoming Queen, Heather Tyler. Miss Tyler is the daughter of Jim and Laura Tyler of Monticello.

With the assistance of the reigning queens and mascots, Lacy Adamson crowned Lynne Marie Edwards and Haley Tyler crowned Savannah McGinnis.