Royalty Voting
Thursday, September 30, 2021
12:00 AM - 7:30 PM
https://mankato-mnsu.presence.io/form/2021-homecoming-royalty-voting
Homecoming Royalty
ROYALTY VOTING
2021 COURT
Your 2021 Court and Candidates are:
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- Emma Gabbert
- Joey Novak
- Samuel Hodgson
- Airreon Austin
- Yuepheng Thao
- Audrey Hopwood
- Arnavee Maltare
- Jordan Quam
- Macee Reinardy
- Makenzie Reed
Arnavee Maltare
(She/They)
I HOPE TO REPRESENT NOT ONLY COMMUNITIES I AM A PART OF BUT ALSO COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUT THE UNIVERSITY THAT ARE NOT COMMONLY REPRESENTED OR EVEN BRUSHED TO THE SIDE. PLUS, IT IS AND HONOR IN ITSELF TO REPRESENT THE SCHOOL BY BEING A PART OF THE ROYALTY COURT.
Mackenzie Reed
(She/her)
Major: Biology with a Zoology emphasis - Minor: Geography
I BECAME INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR HOMECOMING ROYALTY BECAUSE I WANT TO REPRESENT THE UNIVERSITY THAT I LOVE SO MUCH. MSU IS THE PLACE WHERE I AM RECEIVING MY EDUCATION, BUT IT IS ALSO A PLACE THAT HAD GIVEN ME OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AS A PERSON AND HAVE AN AMAZING COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. MY INVOLVEMENT ON CAMPUS HAS ALLOWED ME TO GROW ACADEMICALLY, FIND MYSELF, AND MATURE INTO THE PERSON THAT I AM TODAY. BECAUSE OF THIS, I WOULD LOVE TO BE AN AMBASSADOR AND ROLE MODEL FOR THE UNIVERSITY AND SHOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAVERICK.
Joseph Novak
Major: Aviation, Minor: Spanish
(They/Them)
AT MY OLD SCHOOL, HOMECOMING WAS ALWAYS VERY GENDERED AND ULTIMATELY EXCLUSIVE. THIS ALWAYS TURNED ME AWAY FROM THE ENTIRE CONCEPT. AFTER COMING HERE AND LEARNING THAT THE HOMECOMING COURT WAS GENDER NEUTRAL ,I WAS REJUVENATED WITH A NEW INTEREST IN THE WHOLE TRADITION AND WOULD LOVE TO PARTICIPATE. I ALSO ALWAYS TRY TO BE A FRIENDLY PRESENCE AND POSITIVE SUPPORT ON CAMPUS.
Thao Yuepheng (YP)
Major: Recreation Parks and Leisure Services
He/Him
I am interested in running for royalty because I am inspired by the historic progress that the Asian American community is making here in America. With my fellow Hmong American Sunisa Lee bringing home the gold for Minnesota and the very first Asian Marvel superhero film, Shang Chi, I hope to be a part of the growing trend and change the negative notions about Asians and Asian Americans.
Samuel Hodgson
(He/Him/His)
Major: Exercise Science Minor: Sports Medicine
I BECAME INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR HOMECOMING ROYALTY FOR THE SOLE REASON TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EVENT WHERE MYSELF AND FELLOW MAVERICKS CAN JOIN TOGETHER FOR A WEEK AND REPRESENT MSU WITH PRIDE AND CELEBRATE THIS UNIVERSITIES EXCELLENCE. AS AN MSU SENIOR, THERE'S COUNTLESS MEMORIES I HAVE FROM ALL MY YEARS ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL, AND I HAVE REALIZED HOW MUCH I HAVE GROWN, MATURED, AND DEVELOPED OVERALL FROM MY TIME AS A STUDENT ON CAMPUS. PARTICIPATING WITH MSU'S HOMECOMING COURT WOULD PROVIDE ME WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THE AMAZING THINGS THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE AS STUDENTS HERE. RUNNING FOR HOMECOMING ROYALTY CAN BE THOUGHT OF AS THE APEX OF MY COLLEGE CAREER, ONE FINAL CELEBRATION OF THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAVE, BEING ABLE TO CALL MYSELF A MAVERICK.
Jordan Quam
(She\Her)
Major: Finance - Minor: Marketing
I AM INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR HOMECOMING ROYALTY BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT BEING KIND PAYS OFF. I HAVE ALWAYS CHOSEN TO PUT MY BEST FOOT FORWARD WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A PERSON, WHICH INCLUDES ALWAYS TREATING PEOPLE WITH THE UPMOST RESPECT AND DIGNITY. I WAS NEVER POPULAR BY NO MEANS IN HIGH SCHOOL NOR COLLEGE, BUT THAT DOES NOT MATTER. WHAT MATTERS TO ME IS BEING A GOOD PERSON AND DOING MY BEST. I WANT TO SHOW THE YOUNGER GENERATION THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I AM ALSO INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR HOMECOMING COURT BECAUSE I PERCEIVE THAT MY WORDS AND ACTIONS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SPREAD POSITIVITY AND SMILES TO THOSE I COME ACROSS DURING THE DURATION. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME AND IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO BE APART OF THE HOMECOMING COURT AND BE ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF MY SCHOOL.
Macee Reinardy
(She/Her/Hers)
Major: Manufacturing Engineering
I AM INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR HOMECOMING ROYALTY BECAUSE I WANT MORE STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ME AS A FRIENDLY AND APPROACHABLE PERSON THAT THEY CAN COME TO AND RELY ON FOR ANY SITUATION. I WANT TO BE A LEADER AND HELP OTHER STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AT MNSU.
Airreon Austin
(He/Him/His)
Major: Criminal Justice
“I WANT TO SPREAD THE SCHOOL SPIRIT. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY WE DON’T HAVE A DIVERSITY THAT’S WHY THEY DO GET INVOLVED AND GET OUT AND EXPLORE. BEING INVOLVED HERE IN MNSU IS AN AUTOMATIC LIFE. IF YOU’RE NOT INVOLVED, YOU WON’T HAVE THAT SOCIAL ASPECT AND A FULL COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. BEING PART OF THE MAVERICK AND BEING PART OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS INSPIRED ME TO JUST GO FOR IT — IT TOLD ME TO BE MYSELF. I'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF WHAT THE A SCHOOL HAS TO OFFER AND ALWAYS CHALLENGED MYSELF TO BE A WELL ROUNDED PERSON AND A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF MNSU.
Emma Gabbert
(She\Her\Hers)
Major: Mass Communication major with a double minor in Political Science and Marketing.
I HAVE BEEN PLANNING ON RUNNING FOR HOMECOMING ROYALTY SINCE MY FRESHMAN YEAR. I WAS GREAT FRIENDS WITH EMILY ALBRIGHT, THE 2018 HOMECOMING QUEEN, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STUDENTS CHOSEN FOR HOMECOMING ROYALTY ARE HIGHLY INVOLVED, WELL-CONNECTED AND SUCCESSFUL IN ACADEMICS. I BELIEVE I CAN REPRESENT MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO AS A DEDICATED MAVERICK WHO LOVES TO GO TO EVENTS, HELP PEOPLE IN THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY, AND ADVOCATE FOR STUDENT'S RIGHTS. THE GROUP I AM BEING REPRESENTED BY IS STUDENT AMBASSADORS.
Audrey Hopwood
(She/Her/hers)
Major: Biomedical Science and Medical Laboratory Science - Minor: Heath Concentration
I’M INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR HOMECOMING BECAUSE I HAVE MADE STRONG CONNECTIONS WITH THE INVOLVEMENT I’M IN ON-CAMPUS BUT AS WELL AS CONNECTIONS WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS AND THEY ALL HELPED ME GROW TO BE THE BLACK WOMEN I AM TODAY AND I WANT TO BE THAT LEADER AND ROLE MODEL FOR OTHERS TO SHOW THAT NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU COME FROM YOU CAN DO IT TOO.
