Homecoming royalty, boat winners announced

Homecoming Week was a busy one, with lots of contests, races and pagentry.

Cary “Hayes” McLeod from Longs and Sarah Craig from Hampton, N.J., were named Homecoming King and Queen. 

In the Recycled Boat Races, a Sustainability event, students had to build their own water-worthy vessel from recycled materials and race the length of the swimming pool.

The winners were:

1st place overall (winners of the second heat): Gamma Phi Beta & Kappa Sigma
2nd place overall (winners of the first heat): Alpha Delta Pi & Pi Kappa Phi
3rd place overall: Blue Ridge housing community
Most Spirited (tie): Colleges Against Cancer (C.A.C.) and STUDENTS TAKING ACTIVE RESPONSIBILITY (S.T.A.R.)

Titanic Award (most spectacular sinking): Call Me Mister