Samantha Stetzer/Winonan
Glitter, suits and singing. All were aplenty at the 2013 Homecoming Court coronation.
Five men and five women at Winona State University all vied for the crown of king and queen.
Representing the men were Garrett Bowling, Tim Comes, Jacob Hedberg, Pedro Lander and Jon-Mark Singh.
The five pretty ladies were Haley Halliday, Danielle Lombardo, Mariah Mariano, Sierra Meyer and Angela Wahl.
The candidates are involved in a diverse range of activities here on campus, such as cheerleading, Greek Council, American Choral Directors, Residence Life and the Wakeboard and Waterski Club.
Two highlights of the night were the two performances by the vocal band Six Appeal.
The band performed songs that varied from “Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker to “Waiting on the World to Change” by the Black Eyed Peas.
Returning for the second year in a row, Six Appeal was a crowd pleaser, using humor and interacting with the crowd as much as possible during their songs.
They even did a special solo feature with their vocal percussionist, Andrew Berkowitz.
After a serenade to the ladies of the homecoming court and a few more songs, the king and queen were announced.
Pedro Lander and Haley Halliday were the 2013 Homecoming king and queen Lander gave the crowd a little dance after being crowned, and Halliday was smiling from ear to ear.
Lander is in the International Club, and Halliday is a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.
All the other contestants looked genuinely happy for the king and queen, and significantly more comfortable on stage as the wait was over.
Lander and Halliday ascended to the ranks of Homecoming royalty with all the trappings of ceremony: formal attire, an unfortunate banner malfunction that caused letters to drop one by one until the sign read “ho-co-i,” and a serenade by Six Appeal.
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