Q&As with 2019 Homecoming Court

1. How surprised were you when your name was called at the homecoming assembly? "I was really surprised. My friends and a lot of people during the week were like, 'I voted for you,' and that was super flattering because I was like, 'wow, that would be cool if it did happen,' but I was obviously not expecting it. I just remember all of my friends literally screaming and people tapping my back, and it was...

How surprised were you when your name was called at the homecoming assembly? "Honestly, pretty surprised. I had a few of my friends come tell me that they voted for me and, as much as I appreciated it, I didn't truly think I would have gotten on. I am thankful to everyone who considered voting [for] me."  How did you react to your name being called? "How does anyone really react to that? I jus...

How surprised were you when your name was called at the homecoming assembly? "I was absolutely shocked because I didn’t think I was going to get on at all. I don’t know; it was all just so surprising because I heard Jenny [Baer]’s name get called, and I heard Meredith [Carpenter]’s name get called, and I was like, ‘oh no, not Jasmine,’ and then I got called next. Everybody around me...

1. How surprised were you when your name was called at the homecoming assembly? "I was very surprised. I didn’t expect it, and it was a big honor for me. " 2. How did you react? "I was very excited. It certainly took me by surprise. I stood up and was flabbergasted, and then I walked down next to everyone else, and it was awesome. As I went down, Ali [Azeem] jumped up on me, and it was al...

1. How surprised were you when your name was called at the Homecoming assembly? "I was really shocked just because I feel like so many other people deserved to be on Court too, but it was just really shocking for me."  2. How did you react? "I was very happy, especially to hear everybody else on Court. I love everybody that’s a part of that group, so I was very excited. My brother’s ...

1. How surprised were you when your name was called at the Homecoming asssembly? "Well, honestly, I didn’t even hear my name called at the assembly. It was the kids around me that were like, ‘hey Tommy, they just called your name so go out there.’ Before [the assembly], I had a lot of kids telling me that I was going to get on, so I wasn’t really too surprised, but it was an honor anyway....

1. How surprised were you when your name was called at the homecoming assembly? Surprised beyond words. I really wasn't expecting it at all, and I was on the opposite side of the gym from the rest of my class kinda just staring off into space because I was taking pictures for the yearbook. It's almost been an entire week and I'm still really surprised if I'm being honest.  2. How did you reac...

1. How surprised were you when your name was called at the Homecoming assembly? I was pretty shocked. I mean, some people had said that they were going to vote for me and whatever, but I didn't really expect to [get nominated] at all. I went down there, and Mr. Labenz was like, 'Suuuuuchir,’ when he started saying Su-, I thought he was about to say Susan Toppen because I figured she was proba...

1. How surprised were you when your name was called at the homecoming assembly? "I was extremely surprised. I was not expecting it at all. I feel like I'm kind of talkative to other people, but other than that, I'm not [as] involved in [as many things as] other people on Court are. I was extremely surprised. I was super excited, obviously, but I went up there, and I was sweating and I was like, 'oh...

1. How surprised were you when your name was called at the Homecoming assembly? “I was pretty surprised. I didn't really expect myself to get called. I think that was probably the fastest I've ever gotten up out of a chair. My brain froze, but my legs were like, 'okay, we're going down now,' so I just started walking. I was like, 'I don't know what's going on.' It was fun though.” 2. How d...