{"id":849,"date":"2026-10-01T14:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/?page_id=849"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:45:56","slug":"homecoming-court-nominations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/news-events\/homecoming\/events\/homecoming-court-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming Court Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homecoming Court is a tradition that spotlights students who demonstrate what it means to be a Warrior.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are highly involved on campus, in good academic standing, and best represent the student body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students and campus organizations determine who they think embodies these qualities and would represent the student body well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In celebration of inclusivity and diversity, WSU\u2019s Homecoming Court has non-gendered royalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nominate a Candidate&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registered student organizations, Warrior athletic teams, residence halls or any student is encouraged to nominate WSU students who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best represent Warrior Spirit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are highly involved on campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give back to our communities in a variety of ways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=xscRULQKq0ae9PrnSpIaf_r_cIMMTGpFiA2C2MSnoWBURE1EOVdOQ01aVEcxRjNFTUFMUUlWUTFVRC4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nominate yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minimum Requirements for Candidates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must be currently enrolled full-time students at Winona State University and in good academic standing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must be at least a first-year student.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must have a clean disciplinary record. Any significant infractions could result in disqualification.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selection&nbsp;&amp; Voting Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Homecoming Court selection committee will review all applications and notify applicants by midnight on Oct. 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee will also interview all candidates the week of Oct. 6 to select the top 10 students who make it onto the Homecoming Court based on:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Involvement on campus and in the community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Warrior pride<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commitment to the mission of Winona State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selected candidates will be contacted with more information about lip sync and additional responsibilities for Homecoming Court.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audience members vote for 2 Homecoming Royalty at the\u00a0Lip Sync &amp; Royalty Coronation in the Great River Ballroom on Oct. 7 at 7pm.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Homecoming Court Obligations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Court members are required to participate in the Homecoming Parade, Warrior Gameday Experience, and Football Game on Oct. 10.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                            <div class=\"h3\">Contact the Homecoming Committee<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<div class=\"wsu-block grid grid--50\">\n    <div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Alex Thompson\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Assistant Director of Student Activities\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>Kryzsko Commons 126<\/p>\n<p>507.457.5584<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:homecoming@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email the Homecoming Committee<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Social Media\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           \n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WSUHomecomingEvents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winona State Homecoming Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wsu_homecoming_events\/\">Winona State Homecoming Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\"><\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homecoming Court is a tradition that spotlights students who demonstrate what it means to be a Warrior.\u00a0Homecoming Court is elected by fellow students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":840,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[28,9,20],"class_list":["post-849","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-student-activities","tag-event","tag-kba","tag-legacy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12799,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849\/revisions\/12799"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}