After a month of fundraising, community service and a weekend of festivities, the king and queen of Shippensburg University’s 2019 Homecoming Court were crowned Saturday afternoon at SU’s Homecoming football game against Millersville University.  

Shippensburg University’s 2019 Homecoming King and Queen were Ramses Ovalles and Eliza Eames. Ovalles was sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and Eames by Fraternity and Sorority Life.

During halftime, members of the homecoming court and the SU Red Raider Marching Band assembled on the field. 

SU President Laurie Carter, 2018 king and queen Tyler Rock and Bernie Schneider and Beth Yoder, assistant director for technical and event services and homecoming royalty coordinator, stood together to announce the 2019 royalty. 

Surrounded by members of the band, the homecoming court members were introduced as friends, family and classmates cheered from the bleachers. 

“It feels really surreal, like the end of a long journey,” Ovalles said with a smile. 

Eames said the experience was humbling and she was thankful to have been a part of it. 

The fifth runners up were Benjamin Greenburg and Jessica Munoz. Fourth runners up were Noah Steinfeldt and Tatiana Purnell, followed by the third runners up Jared Sivco and Zsofia Kandrot. 

Cody Elliot and Shannen DeLaurentis were the second runners up behind first runners up Michael McKinney and Leah Mottershead. 

The journey to being crowned king and queen of homecoming is a much more than a campus-wide vote. 

All members of the court participated in a four-part process over the last month to determine who would be crowned. While the process starts with the student body voting for the court royalty, the members then go through a panel of interviews, must reach a fundraising goal, and participate in community service. 

Shippensburg’s homecoming court focuses on more than just winning the title of king and queen. The court is meant to help give back to the local community, help those in need and foster a sense of support and encouragement among students. 

This year, the court raised $10,932.86 for Shippensburg Produce Outreach, a local organization that provides fresh produce to around 600 families each month. 

Each spring the student body votes for which organization will be the recipient of the Homecoming fundraising efforts, according to Yoder.

The court also collectively served 238 hours in community service — a higher total than previous years.Shippensburg University’s 2019 Homecoming King and Queen were Ramses Ovalles and Eliza Eames. Ovalles was sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and Eames by Fraternity and Sorority Life.

During halftime, members of the homecoming court and the SU Red Raider Marching Band assembled on the field. 

SU President Laurie Carter, 2018 king and queen Tyler Rock and Bernie Schneider and Beth Yoder, assistant director for technical and event services and homecoming royalty coordinator, stood together to announce the 2019 royalty. 

Surrounded by members of the band, the homecoming court members were introduced as friends, family and classmates cheered from the bleachers. 

“It feels really surreal, like the end of a long journey,” Ovalles said with a smile. 

Eames said the experience was humbling and she was thankful to have been a part of it. 

The fifth runners up were Benjamin Greenburg and Jessica Munoz. Fourth runners up were Noah Steinfeldt and Tatiana Purnell, followed by the third runners up Jared Sivco and Zsofia Kandrot. 

Cody Elliot and Shannen DeLaurentis were the second runners up behind first runners up Michael McKinney and Leah Mottershead. 

The journey to being crowned king and queen of homecoming is a much more than a campus-wide vote. 

All members of the court participated in a four-part process over the last month to determine who would be crowned. While the process starts with the student body voting for the court royalty, the members then go through a panel of interviews, must reach a fundraising goal and participate in community service. 

The court helps give back to the local community, help those in need and foster a sense of support and encouragement among students. 

This year, the court raised $10,932.86 for Shippensburg Produce Outreach, a local organization that provides fresh produce to around 600 families each month. 

Each spring the student body votes for which organization will be the recipient of the homecoming fundraising efforts, according to Yoder.

The court also collectively served 238 hours in community service — a higher total than previous years.

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