Students on Homecoming court: Kelly Woodruff, Angeline Chen, Elaine Tang, Lucia Lin, Kelly Jackson, Briana Zimmers, Yeshar Hadi, Jordan Lim, Timur Mertol, Daniel Ki, Yash Chitneni, Victor Wan.

Why do you think you and the other people on court were elected?

“[Because of the service at] school, people have seen us doing a lot of stuff…[like promoting and] trying to get people involved.” – senior Kelly Woodruff

“It is recognition; people who the rest of the student body feels should be recognized for their work.” – senior Angeline Chen

“Sometimes we don’t get the true value [of Homecoming court], because we don’t just vote for the person who contributes but we vote for the person who has a lot of friends but eventually the list on the court is good.” – senior Yash Chitneni

“These are the people who everyone should be like; they represent school spirit, they love the school [and are] a model for what the ideal student should be like.” – senior Victor Wan

“A lot of the time it is people’s names you hear, peoples faces you see.”  -senior Elaine Tang

What is the true purpose of Homecoming Court?

“I think personally, that, some of the people on court are already recognized…so they don’t really need the Homecoming court to say ‘hey look you’re so good’…We don’t need that little boost. I don’t really see the point because if you are on court, you generally know that you should be on court…and it should something you keep for yourself, and you know that you are a good person.” – senior Yeshar Hadi

“It is supposed to be that you nominate people who are the most involved and have a positive impact on campus but I don’t think it is that big of a thing anymore. But I bet in the past it was more hyped up.” – senior Timur Mertol

What do you think about the trend of Leadership students on court?

“A lot of people say there is no value that ASB [and] class officers are always on court but it is nice this year [because] there is a lot of non-Leadership people on court which is a really nice way to reach out to the rest of the seniors.” – senior Lucia Lin

“From someone not in leadership, it is nice that people think of school spirit not just being part of being in leadership or ASB…[It] shows that anyone can show school spirit.” – senior Victor Wan

“From someone who is not [an] ASB [officer], I think its pretty cool…I am happy that [Drama] is getting some recognition.” – senior Kelly Jackson

“It is usually leadership kids, but there have always been exceptions. It does highlight people who contribute to the school in other ways than just leadership.” – senior Briana Zimmers

“It’s good that this year we have people who aren’t necessarily [in] elected positions, I’d like to see more. It has the potential to recognize people who may not be recognized already. I personally feel those who are the people who should win.” – senior Jordan Lim

“I think one of the most important things [to reach other to others] is to get the word out about what Homecoming court really is. It is really meant to be about people who really contribute to the MVHS campus. I think another great way of doing that is increasing the number of people who participate in nominations. If it is the same people nominating over and over again every year, if it is just Leadership kids and their friends, Leadership kids are going to keep getting nominated. But if we expand that turnout to more people, a more diverse group is going to show up.” – senior Daniel Ki

Homecoming King and Queen will be announced Oct. 1 at the Homecoming football game.