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Upshur resident named to Glenville State College Homecoming Court

A member of the Glenville State College Homecoming Court as a Senior Princess, Keelin Howes is joined at the Coronation Ceremony by her escort, Joe Lutsy.
A member of the Glenville State College Homecoming Court as a Senior Princess, Keelin Howes is joined at the Coronation Ceremony by her escort, Joe Lutsy.

GLENVILLE, W.Va. – Upshur County resident Keelin Howes was recently named to the 2021 Glenville State College Homecoming Court. The Homecoming Royalty were announced at the annual Coronation Ceremony on Monday, October 18.

Howes was selected as a Senior Princess on GSC’s Homecoming Court. She is from Buckhannon, West Virginia and is a social studies education major, plans on earning a Ph.D. in history to teach at the college/university level after graduating from GSC. She is a sister of the Chi Zeta Pi sorority, has been a member of the Pioneer Marching Band, and works in the Robert F. Kidd Library. Howes loves to paint, draw, and embroider and says her favorite thing about GSC is the small-town environment and how she can feel close to others. She graduated from Buckhannon Upshur High School in 2018 and is the daughter of Jessica and James Lynch and Jason Howes.

The 2021 Glenville State College Homecoming Court (l-r) Sophomore Princess Emily Lewis and escort Cayden Hayes, Senior Princess Andrea Vidal, Senior Prince Alex Pondexter, GSC President Dr. Mark Manchin, Homecoming Queen Jahnvi Duncan, Court Attendant Lucas Butcher, Homecoming King Austin Cochran, Court Attendant Kendall Duelley, GSC First Lady Gigi Manchin, Junior Princess Cassie Hyre, Senior Princess Keelin Howes, Junior Princess Escort Jacob Long, Senior Princess Escort Joe Lutsy, Freshman Princess Courtney Goad, and Freshman Prince Spencer Waggoner.
The 2021 Glenville State College Homecoming Court (l-r) Sophomore Princess Emily Lewis and escort Cayden Hayes, Senior Princess Andrea Vidal, Senior Prince Alex Pondexter, GSC President Dr. Mark Manchin, Homecoming Queen Jahnvi Duncan, Court Attendant Lucas Butcher, Homecoming King Austin Cochran, Court Attendant Kendall Duelley, GSC First Lady Gigi Manchin, Junior Princess Cassie Hyre, Senior Princess Keelin Howes, Junior Princess Escort Jacob Long, Senior Princess Escort Joe Lutsy, Freshman Princess Courtney Goad, and Freshman Prince Spencer Waggoner.
Keelin Howes
Keelin Howes

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