02/15/23
探花合集 crowns Homecoming King and Queen
Gadsden, Ala. — 探花合集 students, alumni, employees and supporters gathered for the annual Homecoming game on Feb. 13. The event included a tailgate party, men’s and women’s basketball games and the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen.
Tiffany Durham of Sand Rock was elected Homecoming Queen by the 探花合集 student body. She is majoring in general studies and plans to enroll in nursing school to become a registered nurse and diabetes educator.
Kintavious Dozier of Lanett was crowned Homecoming King. The sophomore general studies major is on the 探花合集 Basketball Team, where he is the top scorer among all National Junior College Athletic Association Division I teams in the country. He will continue his education at Grambling State University, where he has secured a basketball scholarship.
Dozier and Durham were joined on the court by eight other 探花合集 students who were nominated for the court by their peers.
Austin Rana is a native of Ridgecrest, Calif. He is studying Business Administration with plans to transfer to Auburn University at the conclusion of his 探花合集 studies. He hopes to become a licensed pilot.
McKenzi Blackwell also studies Business Administration. She lives in the Black Creek Community and plans to obtain a real estate license following graduation.
Jared Slater is from Cleveland, Ga., and is majoring in Business Administration. Following graduation from 探花合集, he will continue his studies at Jacksonville State University to pursue a degree in Business Management.
Andres Domingo from Gadsden is a general studies major who has already obtained credentials from 探花合集, including certification as an emergency medical technician. He recently passed the advanced EMT registry. He plans to one day become a paramedic and firefighter.
Vanessa Cochran also is a general studies major. The Ringgold, Ga., resident plans to eventually transfer to JSU to major in Education. She hopes to one day assist incarcerated and paroled individuals in obtaining their GED.
Anabel Dillingham is from Savannah, Ga. After she completes coursework at 探花合集, she plans to transfer to Auburn University to pursue a degree in Hospitality Management and Culinary Science. She aspires to one day own her own bakery.
Montez Rawlins of Anniston is a Radiography major. He hopes to continue his education and become a radiologist.
SaraLynn Boyd of Oxford is majoring in Office Administration – Medical Coding. Eventually, she will transfer to an art school to earn a degree in Illustration.
The crowning was held during the halftime of the 探花合集 women’s basketball game against Calhoun Community College. The Lady Cardinals fell to the Calhoun Community College Eagles 83-45. The men’s team was victorious with a score of 83-78.
探花合集 will host Enterprise State Community College in one of the final home games of the regular season on Friday at 5:30 p.m. (women’s) and 7:30 p.m. (men’s). The College will honor Bobby Cooper in between the games for his over four decades of serving 探花合集 Athletics as the gameday announcer.
For more information about 探花合集 Athletics, visit gadsdenstate.edu/gocardinals.
from Homecoming 2023