Ten Northwest students competed for Homecoming royalty this month. Left to right in the front row are Callie Spunaugle, McKenna Grimmer, Chloe DeVries, Sal Bonadonna, Erin Frink and Abigail Dewert. In the back row are Spencer Cupp, Ben Bueneman, Parker Ticknor and Connor Gorman. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
Northwest Missouri State University crowned Sal Bonadonna and Chloe DeVries as its 2024 Homecoming king and queen Thursday night during the University’s annual Variety Show.
Sal Bonadonna and Chloe DeVries wave to audience members at Thursday night's Variety Show after they were crowned Homecoming king and queen. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
Bonadonna is a senior cybersecurity major from Kansas City, Missouri. He is active on campus as a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Interfraternity Council, Student Senate and Order of Omega in addition to serving as a student ambassador.
DeVries is a senior chemistry major with a biochemistry emphasis and hails from Red Oak, Iowa. She is president of the Student Senate and is active in Phi Mu sorority, Gamma Sigma Epsilon in addition to serving as a student ambassador.
This year’s Homecoming prince is Ty Nelson; he attends preschool at Horace Mann Laboratory School and is the son of Dennis and Jennifer Nelson. The Homecoming princess is Sophie Twaddle; she attends preschool at the Maryville Early Childhood Center at Eugene Field Elementary School in Maryville and is the daughter of Will and Amanda Twaddle.
Northwest students selected the king and queen during online voting Oct. 7-16.The remainder of the 2024 Homecoming court appears below.
Northwest’s 2024 Homecoming week, Oct. 13-19, celebrates “A Century of Homecomings” to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the University's first Homecoming in 1924 and its Homecoming traditions since. For a complete schedule of activities, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/getinvolved/homecoming/.
Ben BuenemanYear: Senior Major: Geography: Geographic Information Systems Hometown: Wentzville, Missouri. Campus involvement: Grappling Club, Order of Omega, Interfraternity Council, Gamma Theta Upsilon, Alpha Kappa Lambda, and Big Brothers Big Sisters. |
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Connor GormanYear: Senior Major: Finance: Corporate Finance Hometown: Fort Scott, Kansas Campus involvement: FBLA-NW president, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Newman Catholic Center. |
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Parker TicknorYear: Senior Major: Mass Media: Broadcast Production Hometown: Monett, Missouri Campus involvement: Phi Sigma Kappa, St. Jude Bearcats, CatVision and KNWT. |
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Spencer CuppYear: Senior Major: Applied Health Science: Sports Medicine Hometown: Platte City, Missouri Campus involvement: Sigma Tau Gamma, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Order of Omega, Honors Program and Department of Natural Sciences tutor. |
Abigail DewertYear: Senior Major: Agricultural Education Hometown: Union, Missouri Campus involvement: Student Activities Council vice president of retention and recruitment, Collegiate FFA president and Delta Tau Alpha vice president.
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Callie SpunaugleYear: Senior Major: Agricultural Business Hometown: Lincoln, Missouri Campus involvement: Gamma Sigma Epsilon, St. Jude Bearcats, Student Senate, Student Success Center and Collegiate Farm Bureau.
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Erin FrinkYear: Senior Major: Speech and Theater Education Hometown: York, Nebraska Campus involvement: Bearcats Going Green and Theatre Northwest. |
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McKenna GrimmerYear: Senior Major: Elementary Education Hometown: Hannibal, Missouri Campus involvement: Alpha Sigma Alpha, Student Senate, and Student Ambassadors. |