Franklin Regional puts new spin on homecoming vote
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Franklin Regional officials have introduced an additional round of homecoming voting this year to recognize student achievement.
“We chose four categories — academics, arts, athletics and citizenship — and asked students to first nominate classmates for those categories, explaining their reasoning,” FR communications director Tina Gillen said. “Senior students were asked to nominate their peers in those categories with supporting facts and reasoning to offer a basis for a nomination. We took the opportunity this year to blend tradition with change to promote depth to the process and recognize a greater number of students for their efforts.”
Based on the number of votes and qualifiers per category, one student was selected as the best representative for each group along with the two students that will be announced as “Panther Royalty” at the pre-game homecoming ceremony.
That will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, a “Backyard Brawl” with neighboring school district Plum. A pregame ceremony at 6:30 p.m. will recognize the winning students in each category, with the top two winners announced at halftime.
Rachel Kochanowski, a 2020 Franklin Regional graduate, thinks it is a great idea.
“It’s fantastic,” she said. “I wish they’d had that when I was back in high school because I think it would give people more of a fair opportunity to get recognized for their achievements. And it’s a great way to be more inclusive.”
Here’s a look at FR’s 2022 homecoming court:
• Academics: Alexis Beard, Olivia Donkin and Clare Falce
• Arts: Sophia Montgomery, Natalie Warnack and Chloe Zucco
• Athletics: Gino Piraino, Roman Sarnic and Sierra Todero
• Citizenship: Mackenzie Kress, Natalie Ribar and Lexa Yankauskas