Homecoming Court Controversy

Homecoming coronation is a traditional way of recognizing students, and the king and queen supposedly represent the best of their high school. However, I believe the classification of homecoming court has degraded over time and became moreover, a popularity contest. Students are forced to take away an hour of their academic time, to watch an assembly where homecoming court nominees are recognized for being on a higher pedestal than others.
I felt that there needed to be a radical change in the way homecoming court functioned. As the chair of the homecoming coronation committee in leadership, I decided that change was made by allowing a club, organization or department nominate one student, to represent their entire organization. The students that were on court year after year, were no longer seen on the ballot. I quickly learned that many students within leadership were not fond
As a result, homecoming court was a diverse group of individuals ranging from the first chair in orchestra to a special needs child to a founder of an SAT Prep Club. The local news network Herald spotlighted our event, because of the new function of homecoming court, resulting a special needs student who won homecoming king. I believe that my ingenuity to learn from others perspective, and be an open minded individual granted me the opportunity to understand that there was a bigger issue: people felt that the past homecoming court nomination procedure was shallow. At the brink of falling into the abyss, I nearly quitted leadership because of students who became unfavorable of me. However, I chose not to quit because I knew my purpose in serving my community and of being a servant leader. I was bold and took initiative, regardless of any leadership role. I learned doing what is best for my community, school, and institution, was all that mattered, not my social status within a class