SM East students voting for this year’s Homecoming King and Queen — see the nominees

SM East's Homecoming King and Queen nominees (standing in alphabetical order from left to right). Photo via SM East Lancer Fans Facebook page.
SM East’s Homecoming King and Queen nominees (standing in alphabetical order from left to right). Photo via SM East Lancer Fans Facebook page.

SM East students this week will finish voting for this year’s Homecoming Queen and King and their courts.

The Queen and her court will be announced at halftime of Friday’s football game against Lawrence Free State, which will start at 7 p.m. at SM North District Stadium.

The King and his court will be announced during Saturday’s Homecoming Dance.

This year’s nominees are:

Queen Candidates

  • Bridgette Beasley
  • Sara Benson
  • Lauren Brown
  • Anna Cook
  • Erin Cosgrove
  • Ayana Curran-Howes
  • Emily Dodd
  • Sophia Fields
  • Danya Issawi
  • Taylor McCullough
  • Emmy Privitera
  • Morgan Twibell

King Candidates

  • Jay Anderson
  • Alex Armer
  • Justin Armer
  • Dominique Atkinson
  • Calen Byrd
  • Mark Darling
  • Luke Haverty
  • Andrew McKittrick
  • Henry Recker
  • Jack Stevens
  • Mitchell Tyler

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Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

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Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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