By Lilly Buist / editor in chief
Seniors Jayme Ransdell and Aiden Redmon have been planning to run for homecoming court for years. On Oct. 3, the duo was crowned homecoming king and queen, culminating a plan they’ve had throughout their high school careers.
Although Ransdell and Redmon had been thinking about running for homecoming court, Redmon wasn’t so sure about it as they neared homecoming week.
“Aiden wasn’t entirely sure how he felt about doing it since he would miss being in the locker room for half-time,” Ransdell said. “I ended up convincing him it would all work out, and sure enough, it did. We were able to get crowned, and he was able to make it back to the locker room in time.”
“It took some convincing from her, but we thought we might as well do it,” Redmon said. “I mean, I feel like that one is more important than prom and the other ones because I play football. It feels cooler to do that one. The whole town is there, and you get to walk across the field.”
Redmon also enjoyed getting to see many people he knew at the game as a result of his participation in the homecoming court.
“It was really cool, especially because a lot of my friends were out there with me, like Brock (Brownfield) and Landon Maddox, just seeing those teammates and a lot of people from my family came that hadn’t been to a game in a while. It was definitely exciting. We didn’t think that we would win and we were very glad that we did,” Redmon said.
Ransdell recalled the exact moment that she and Redmon won at halftime of the Oct. 3 football game.
“Right before the names were called, Aiden whispered to me, ‘What are we gonna do if we win?’ To that I replied, ‘I don’t know? Just smile really big!’ Seconds later, our names were announced and we were shocked. Our reactions were completely genuine. We were absolutely thrilled to have won. All I could think about was how happy I was that we stuck to our original plans and ran,” Ransdell said.
Ransdell and Redmon feel honored to be crowned the 2025 homecoming king and queen.
“It’s surreal to see our picture in the front lobby, since it’s the only one in that area and everyone sees it,” Ransdell said. “I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to represent our school as the fall homecoming queen and to be a part of our school’s tradition.”
