- December 4, 2025
Homecoming queen and king Paityn Lawrence and KJ Gilpin with SGA Advisor Brandie Alred. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Faculty duke and dutchess Mr. Michael Arnold and Ms. Lisa Wedge. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Senior Homecoming court: Alexia Robertson, Matteo Pellejero, Paityn Lawrence, Jason Tavares, Myranda Valdes and KJ Gilpin. Photo by Keishia McLendon.
Homecoming queen Paityn Lawrence waves as she begins her ride around the track in a Corvette. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Homecoming king KJ Gilpin rides in style. Photo by Keishia McLendon
SGA Advisor Brandie Alred with junior class princess and prince Addison Alred and Liam Hoeni. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Junior class princess Addison Alred gets a ride in one of the eight Corvettes. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Junior class prince Liam Hoeni rides around the track. Photo by Keishia McLendon
SGA Advisor Brandie Alred with sophomore class princess Mya Lawrence and prince Cameron Taylor. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Sophomore class princess Mya Lawrence is all smiles in the Corvette. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Sophomore prince Cameron Taylor gives a thumbs up as he begins his ride around the track. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Freshman class prince and princess Kingston Schmidt and Adyson Metcalf with SGA Advisor Brandie Alred. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Freshman princess Adyson Metcalf waves to the crowd from her seat in a Corvette. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Freshman prince Kingston Schmidt gets his ride around the track. Photo by Keishia McLendon
Paityn Lawrence and KJ Gilpin were named Matanzas High School Homecoming queen and king during the halftime ceremony at the Pirates’ Homecoming football game on Friday, Oct. 10.
Lawrence and Gilpin and the underclass princes and princesses each got a two-lap ride around the stadium track in a Corvette courtesy of the Flagler County Corvette Club. There were eight Corvettes in the parade.
Faculty members Michael Arnold and Lisa Wedge were named Homecoming duke and duchess as voted by the Matanzas student body.
The other members of the senior Homecoming Court were Jason Tavares, Matteo Pellejero, Myranda Valdes and Alexia Robertson.
The princes and princesses were: freshman class Kingston Schmidt and Adyson Metcalf; sophomore class Cameron Taylor and Mya Lawrence; and junior class Liam Hoeni and Addison Alred.
The other Homecoming Court representatives were: freshmen Susie Tuton, Lusicana Dillon, Gabriel Figueroa and Daniel Burroughs; sophomores Shannon Farrell, Audrey Mathson, Lucas Cameron and Joseph Parthemore; and juniors Amara Nagel, Ariana Durgin and Qadir Tariq.
