Long Island's homecoming kings and queens 2013
Nicholas Belluccia, 17, and Emily Tedesco, 17, were announced as Hewlett High School homecoming king and queen. (Sept. 21, 2013)
Best friends and fellow members of West Islip High School's show choir, Maria Keuler, 17, and Andrew Schlosser, 17, are crowned Miss and Mr. West Islip. (Sept. 24, 2013)
Joanna Ramsay, a senior at Half Hollow Hills High School West in Dix Hills, was named homecoming queen after the Colts' 49-14 victory over West Babylon. Ramsay is one of quadruplets and has Down syndrome. She and her siblings -- Andrea, Arthur and Joseph -- are lifelong residents of the school district.
Mineola royalty now
Mineola High School principal Ed Escobar caught a picture of homecoming king Leo Gorry and queen Kathryn Priolo, and made sure to tweet it with the hashtag #LIHomecoming. (Sept. 21, 2013)
Kinza Zia, an 11th-grade attendant last year, was named East Islip High School 2013 homecoming queen, with fellow senior Matt Cowdell being named homecoming king, at the school's annual homecoming pep rally. (Sept. 20, 2013)
Long Beach High School homecoming queen and king Hannah Piazza, 17, and Sam Rabiner, 17, were crowned during the school's pep rally. (Sept. 20, 2013)
Leading the parade out of the Walt Whitman High School main entrance, school mascot Wildcat Willie and homecoming queen Ruby Bafu get the royal treatment as Walt Whitman principal Kathie Acker buckles up at the wheel. (Oct. 5, 2013)
Seniors Tanner Morrow and Carli Clementi are crowned homecoming king and queen during the Harborfields High School pep rally and bonfire in Greenlawn. (Sept. 20, 2013)
Mepham's king and queen now
Varsity football captain Chris Vento, 17, and his girlfriend and cheerleading captain, Julie Dijkstra, 17, were crowned king and queen at the homecoming game at Wellington C. Mepham High School in Bellmore. (Sept. 21, 2013)
Seniors Bernadette Mullane, of Bellmore, and Jonathan Trencheny, of Rockville Centre, earn the titles of Mrs. and Mr. Titan at the Holy Trinity HS Homecoming #lihomecoming
Seniors Kassandra Fernandez, 17, and quarterback Tyler Warner, 17, were crowned queen and king at Baldwin Senior High School's homecoming pep rally. (Oct. 4, 2013)
Jake Lapidot and Rachel Acampora were crowned homecoming king and queen at the John F. Kennedy Bellmore High School homecoming game. (Sept. 27. 2013)
Oyster Bay High School homecoming king and queen Andrew Galgano, 17, and Olivia Agostinello, 17, at the school's pep rally. (Sept. 27, 2013)
Nicholas Fuchs and Jessica Orvieto take their place as Division Avenue High School's homecoming king and queen alongside The Blue Dragons in Levittown. (Sept. 28, 2013)
Seniors Matthew Boyd, 17, and Lisa Diasparra, 17, both of Melville, are crowned homecoming king and queen at Half Hollow Hills East High School's Competition Night. (Sept. 28, 2013)
Seniors Tommy Marigliano and Erica Carney, both 17, were crowned homecoming king and queen at Plainedge High School in North Massapequa. (Sept. 28, 2013)
Sachem High School East homecoming queen Olivia Mullins, 17, is all smiles before her school's homecoming football game. (Oct. 12, 2013)
Cheerleading team captain Alexa Signorile, 17, and senior Silvestro Crino, 17, were crowned queen and king at Mount Sinai High School's homecoming pep rally. (Sept. 27, 2013)
East Hampton High School homecoming queen and king, seniors Caoimhe McKeon, 17, and Thomas Nelson, 17, at the homecoming pregame ceremony at East Hampton High School. (Oct. 12, 2013)
Rocky Point homecoming king, Mike Rotunno, 17, and queen, Reagan Lynch, 17, of Rocky Point, wave to the crowd during the homecoming parade at Rocky Point High School. (Oct. 12, 2013)
The Cenral Islip Board of Education will continue discussions tonight about adopting a homecoming king and queen selection policy after a female student -- Faith Shepherd, 17, left, -- was elected king in October. (Oct. 12, 2013)
Conrad Parachini, 17, and Jamillah Herrera, 16, were crowned king and queen in Newfield High School's homecoming parade in Selden. (Sept. 28, 2013)
Valley Stream Central High School homecoming queen Courtney Ofeimun, 17, and homecoming king Vincent Vecchione, 17, appear together Saturday at halftime during the school's homecoming game on Firemen's Memorial Field. (Oct. 5, 2013)
Kaashief Morgan and Brianna Taylor take their place as Amityville Memorial High School's homecoming king and queen. (Oct. 5, 2013)
Center Moriches High School homecoming king and queen Preston Horan, 17, and Emily Fey, 17 at Red and White Night at the high school. (Oct. 5, 2013)
Wantagh High School homecoming king Andrew Bloniarz and queen Stefanie Wenz are flanked by, on the left, second runners-up Louis Doria and Alyssa Kelly and, and on the right by first runner-up Paige Craig. Not pictured: First runner-up Nick English (Sept. 28, 2013)
North Shore High School homecoming queen Antonella Maffettone and king Jack Diede, as well as senior citizen king Karl Burkhart and queen Nancy Stepkowski, ride in a convertible for the school's homecoming parade in Glen Head. (Sept. 28, 2013)
Seniors Anissa Ash, 17, and Kevin Fox, 17, were crowned homecoming queen and king during William Floyd High School's homecoming dance. (Oct. 4, 2013)
Sayville homecoming king and queen now
Sayville High School senior queen and king Sabrina Mayrose and Richard Salloum appear at the school's homecoming parade on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013.
Seniors Bryan Jerome, 17, and Olivia Holmes, 17, are crowned homecoming king and queen at the Centereach High School Pep Rally. (Oct. 18, 2013)
Jericho High School homecoming king Jake Zorfas and queen Josie Adefuye pose for their fans during festivities at the homecoming football game. (Sept. 28, 2013)
Seniors Brooke Scoca and Ryan Schulte are crowned homecoming queen and king at Massapequa High School. (Oct. 12, 2013)
Lindenhurst High School homecoming queen Jenna Price and king Cody Mitchell joined fellow seniors in sporting tie-dyed T-shirts for the homecoming parade. (Oct. 5, 2013)
H. Frank Carey High School seniors Francisco Caban and Nicole Polara were crowned homecoming king and queen. (Oct. 19, 2013)
Seaford High School seniors Cynthia Nieman and James O'Hagan were crowned homecoming queen and king. (Oct. 19, 2013)
Greenport homecoming queen and king Anna Costa and Ryan Weingart take the field before the game against Center Moriches at Greenport High School. (Oct. 18, 2013)
Sewanhaka High School seniors Dakota O'Briden, 17, and Frederick "Freddie" Bailey, 17, are this year's homecoming king and queen. (Oct. 19, 2013)
John Lewis, 17, and Rachel Walsh, 17, are crowned homecoming king and queen of MacArthur High School before the homecoming game. (Oct. 26, 2013)
Seniors Devante Seals, 17, and Ashley Edwards, 17, were crowned as Roosevelt High School's homecoming king and queen on Saturday. (Oct. 26, 2013)
Westbury High School homecoming queen Soraya Chevalier, 17, and king Kobe Gyau-Boateng, 17, were crowned as part of the homecoming festivities. (Oct. 26, 2013)
Homecoming king Brendan Cunningham, 17, and queen Elise Easton, 17, were driven around in golf carts at halftime of St. Anthony High School's homecoming football game in Melville against Chaminade High School in Mineola. (Oct. 25, 2013)
Connetquot High School senior class queen and king Dorothy Roger and Christian Derusso waved to the crowd during the school's homecoming parade. (Oct. 19, 2013)
Earl L. Vandermeulen High School homecoming king and queen Cameron Harvey and Kate Gwydir were crowned at the homecoming pep rally. (Oct. 11, 2013)
Nora DiMaria, 17, and Matt Cassano, 17, were crowned homecoming queen and king during halftime at Commack High School. (Oct. 19, 2013)
Homecoming queen Mariah Tavares, 17, and king Cho Connor, 17, rode in a horse-drawn carriage during Copiague High School's homecoming parade. (Oct. 19, 2013)
Connetquot High School homecoming queen Dorothy Rodgers and homecoming king Christian DeRusso are seen at halftime of a game against Longwood. (Oct. 19, 2013)
Lynbrook's king and queen now
Lynbrook High School seniors Miles Finkelstein, 17, and Angela Criscuolo, 16, were crowned homecoming king and queen at a pep rally the day before the big football game. (Oct. 11, 2013)
Seniors Timothy Leung and Anjelica Pisacone were crowned Carle Place High School's homecoming king and queen at the football game. (Oct. 25, 2013)
Homecoming king and queen Bryan Jerome, 17, and Olivia Holmes, 17, celebrate with a kiss at the Centereach High School Pep Rally. (Oct. 18, 2013)
Sheharyar Waheed, 17, and Nancy Vasquez, 16, the homecoming king and queen of Valley Stream South High School, hug before the start of the school's homecoming parade. (Oct. 26, 2013)
Locust Valley High School homecoming king and queen John Piscitello and Preston Tansillo, both 17, wear their crowns proudly at the homecoming football game. (Oct. 26, 2013)
Jesse Russo and Patricia Puchalski were named homecoming king and queen during W.T. Clarke High School's celebration. (Oct. 19, 2013)
Long Island Lutheran High School seniors Elijah Walters, 17, of Baldwin, and Danielle Sinacori, 17, of Wantagh, were crowned homecoming king and queen during the halftime ceremony at Saturday's football game against Jericho High School. "This [becoming king] was definitely my proudest moment," said Walters, who played on the defensive side of the ball. (Oct. 26, 2013)
Allie Cappiello, a Glen Cove cheerleader sidelined by an ankle injury, wins homecoming queen while her long-time friend, Nick Cavallone, is crowned homecoming king. (Oct. 26, 2013)
Garden City High School seniors Frank Caponegro and Kelly Tierney were crowned homecoming king and queen. (Oct. 26, 2013)
Farmingdale High School named the homecoming queen and king for the 2013-2014 school year, Samantha Giordano and Elijah Mas, at the homecoming football game. (Oct. 18, 2013)
Franz DeLeon and Gianna Bova were named homecoming king and queen at East Meadow High School's celebration. (Oct. 19, 2013)
Landon Cooper and Jenny McElwain were crowned homecoming king and queen at Calhoun High School as part of a pep rally the evening before the big game in Merrick. (Oct. 18, 2013)
Huntington High School homecoming king and queen Ben Kocis and Cynthia Gowani proudly wear their crowns. (Sept. 28, 2013)
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