Independence has its very first homecoming court! Get to know them by reading some fun facts about each of them. We found out their secret talents, strangest fears and more.
So without further ado, we present to you the first homecoming court! Representing the juniors are Christina Morro, Griffin Patterson, Kathryn Oakford, Charlie Blundell, Carson Manternach, Abigail Lawhorne, Benjamin Pavlik and Sam Johnson. Representing the sophomores are Lucia Martinez, Juan Pereyra, Hailey Dickson and Aiden Cibulsky. Finally, representing the freshmen are Charlie Gully, Alden Zerkle, Keira Cabrera and Jaaziah Sanchez.
If you were stuck on an island, what two things would you bring with you?
Morro: Water and seeds
Zerkle: My two dogs
Gully: Water and a plane
Cabrera: Food and hairbrush
Martinez: Phone and dog
Pereyra: A jetski
Dickson: Food and a boat
Cibulsky: Electric boat
Oakford: Water and my phone
Blundell: Bike and tons of food
Manternach: Donuts
What was your favorite T.V. show growing up?
Morro: “Hannah Montana”
Patterson: “The Walking Dead”
Zerkle: “The Brady Bunch”
Gully: “Garfield”
Cabrera and Lawhorne: “Victorious”
Martinez and Dickson: “Good Luck Charlie”
Pereyra and Cibulsky: “Lab Rats”
Oakford: “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”
Blundell and Johnson: “Spongebob”
Pavlik: “iCarly”
Manternach: Too many to choose
What is your most embarrassing childhood memory?
Morro: When I was in fourth grade, I was playing four square, and the ball rolled into a pile of mud. I went to go pick it up, and I fell on my butt in the mud and got mud all over my new pants that I had just gotten from Target with my mom. I started crying and had to go to the office to change.
Patterson: When I was little, I was running at the gym, and I tripped. My tooth went through my lip and I had to get stitches.
Gully: Running into a pole during one of my rugby games.
Cabrera: Running into my screen door.
Martinez: Scoring on my own goal in soccer.
Pereyra: I ran into a mailbox.
Cibulsky: In Kindergarten, I threw scissors at someone’s head and the teacher yelled at me, and I peed my pants.
Blundell: Getting food everywhere as a baby.
Lawhorne: In second grade, during a concert, I fell off the risers in front of the whole school.
Manternach: One time, my brother kicked my front teeth out when we were sledding.
Do you have a secret talent?
Morro: I can roll my tongue.
Zerkle and Dickson: I can make a clover with my tongue.
Martinez: I can bend the tips of my fingers.
Blundell: I can do a handstand.
If you could have any animal as a pet what animal would it be?
Patterson: Jaguar
Zerkle: A frog that loves me and won’t jump away
Gully, Cabrera, and Sanchez: A dog
Martinez: Beluga Whale
Pereyra: Sloth
Dickson: A monkey
Oakford: Koala
Blundell: White tiger
Lawhorne: Cow
Pavlick: Tiger
Manternach: Ostrich
What is your dream job?
Morro: To be a singer
Zerkle: To be a scuba diver that takes pictures of all the sea animals
Gully: Coaching rugby
Cabrera: Nurse
Sanchez: To be in the NFL [National Football League]
Martinez: Neurosurgeon
Dickson: A news anchor
Oakford: To do marketing for an NFL team
Blundell: Race car driver
Lawhorne: Pediatrician
Pavlik and Johnson: CEO of a company
What’s your strangest fear?
Morro: To be stuck alone
Patterson: Needles
Zerkle: Drowning
Gully: Centipedes and small bugs
Cabrera: Getting possessed
Pereyra and Dickson: Heights
Oakford: Dying
Blundell: Falling forever
Lawhorne: Getting kidnapped
Pavlik: The ocean
What’s your least favorite word?
Patterson, Gully, Martinez, Oakford and Lawhorne: Moist
Zerkle: I don’t have a least favorite, but my favorite word is Chancla
Cabrera: Squishy
Pereyra: What
Dickson: Scalp
Manternach: Freak
What city do you most want to live in?
Morro: A city in Europe since my family lives there.
Zerkle: Anywhere in Jamaica
Gully, Pereyra, Cibulsky, Lawhorne, Pavlik and Johnson: Los Angeles
Cabrera: Anywhere in California
Sanchez and Dickson: New York City
Martinez: Miami, Florida
Oakford: Charleston, South Carolina
Blundell: Boulder, Colorado
If you could live in a movie, T.V. show or book what would it be?
Morro: “Zoey 101”
Zerkle: “The House Bunny”
Gully: “Garfield”
Martinez and Dickson: “Gossip Girl”
Oakford: “Grown-Ups”
Blundell: “Fast and Furious”
Manternach: “Harry Potter”