Royalty named at halftime of Pirates football game on Sept. 26
On Sept. 26, Santa Ynez High School held Homecoming and crowned its royalty during halftime of the school’s football game against Santa Maria High.
Edgar Guzman was named Homecoming King and Anelly Tovalin was named Homecoming Queen. Both were selected from field of eight finalists in each category.
Anelly is a senior at SYHS who has competed on the girls wrestling team and is also a talented singer — she was in the school production of “Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock” last spring, where she did a rendition of “Amazing Grace.” In fact, she gave as her favorite high school memory the time she was singing Bruno Mars tunes while selling pizza for OLA at a past Homecoming game.
After high school, Anelly plans to attend the University of Chicago, where she will major in pre-law with a minor in psychology. Her dream is to become an immigration lawyer, working to help families like her own.
Edgar is a senior at SYHS, who has played for the boys soccer and boys volleyball. He was a big part of the Pirates volleyball team’s run to the CIF state playoffs last spring and gave as his favorite memory the team’s victory over Arroyo Grande in the CIF quarterfinals.
After graduation, Edgar plans to attend college, with his dream school being the University of Texas, where he hopes to study sports marketing or marine biology. His dream job is to work in sports marketing, combining his love of athletics with his future career.
Other finalists for Homecoming King included Alex Molera, Yahir Torres, Von Gordon, Jude Pritchard, Greyson Foy, Levi Snow, and Diego Pulido. Queen finalists included Elena Sleiman, Emma Johnson, Alyssa Villareal, Haley Spry, Quinn Robinson, Eleanor Murphy, and Keegan Withrow.
The football Pirates made the Homecoming a happy one with a 41-0 victory over the visiting Santa Maria Saints.
