SMC Celebrates Homecoming, Crowns King and Queen

Homecoming queen Somone Nesmith, Homecoming King Kionne Epps, SMC president Dr. Colleen Keith

11/14/10

For Immediate Release:

SPARTANBURG -- Spartanburg Methodist College crowned its 2010 Homecoming King and Queen on Saturday, on a day filled with activities for students, families, and alums.

Elected King and Queen were sophomores Kionne Epps and Somone Nesmith.

Epps, of Andrews, SC, is the son of Robyn Wilson. He is a resident assistant at SMC, co-director of the Gospel Choir, vice president of the POPS programming board, graphics editor of the Olympian yearbook and a member of the Trailblazer newspaper staff and the campus-wide Awards Committee.

Nesmith, of Hemmingway, SC, is the daughter of Joseph Lee and Glinda Nesmith. She is co-director of the Gospel Choir, a member of the Troubadours vocal ensemble, a member of the Student Government Association and serves as a Pioneer Peer.

The Homecoming Court also consisted of:

  • Morgan Blanton, of Shelby, NC, representing the SMC softball team
  • Jasymn Holliday, of Florence, SC, representing the SMC gospel choir
  • Porsha McCants, of Georgetown, SC, representing the Olympian yearbook staff
  • Somone Nesmith, of Hemmingway, SC, representing the Student Government Association
  • London Rookard, of Spartanburg, representing the POPS programming board
  • Steven Green, of Rimini, SC, representing  the Student Government Association
  • Byron McCall, of Hartsville, SC, representing the Olympian yearbook staff
  • Jordan Welch, of Columbia, SC, representing the SMC resident assistants
  • Austen Woods, of Greenville, SC, representing the POPS programming board

The College campus spent the week celebrating its 2010 Homecoming with a wide range of activities for students. Three Homecoming: Into the Streets service projects were conducted during the week, during which students helped out at the Spartanburg United Way Gifts in Kind center, Jesse Bobo Elementary, and Hatcher Gardens and Woodland Preserve.

Other activities such as a chili cook-off, ghost walk and bonfire, and a formal ball held at River Falls Plantation kept students busy throughout the week.

The campus community came together on Saturday for the Homecoming / Family Day, for even more activities including a picnic and sporting events.

"It was a very exciting week. We had some great groups of students participate in the service projects. Everyone seemed to enjoy all the activities we had. Homecoming is always a great way to get people, including students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni together to celebrate everything that makes SMC special," says Kim Day, SMC director of student activities and leadership development.

Pioneer baseball alums spent the weekend on a golf outing, having dinner at SMC president Dr. Colleen Perry Keith's home, holding a Homerun Derby, and competing in a game on Saturday against the current SMC baseball team.

The current baseball team won the game 8-4 in 11 innings. Chris Kemp, a 2003 graduate of SMC, won the homerun derby with four homers.

SMC also hosted the NJCAA National Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Milliken Research Park, in which the Lady Pioneers finished 10th and the men's team placed 22nd.

The day was capped off with a narrow 80-79 victory for the SMC men's basketball team at home in Bridges Arena.

Spartanburg Methodist College is in its 100th academic year of providing quality education to students in a Christian environment.  More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.

For more information, contact Brian Fulkerson, director of public information, at (864) 587-4254 or publicinfo@smcsc.edu