Cayla Sobin, Teddy Vanderbilt named Matanzas homecoming queen and king

The other senior nominees were Zoe Alred, Jake Luddeni, Amber Garrro, Nyjah De Leon, Jaden Sao and Haley Olson.

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Cayla Sobin and Teddy Vanderbilt were crowned homecoming queen and king at the Matanzas High School homecoming football game on Sept. 13.

Sobin has been involved in student government for three years and cheer for two years during her high school career at Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas. After high school, she plans to become a real estate agent.

Vanderbilt has been on the swim team for four years and steel band for three years and became a National Honor Society member last year. He hopes to attend Florida State or the University of Florida and major in business management or go to flight school.

Other members of the senior homecoming court included Zoe Alred, Jake Luddeni, Amber Garrro, Nyjah De Leon, Jaden Sao and Haley Olson.

Alred has been on the golf and lacrosse teams for four years. She is also a member of the Interact and Leo service clubs and has been a class officer for two years. Alred plans to go to dental school and become an orthodontist. Luddeni plans to go to school to become a diesel mehanic or four-wheeler mechanic.

Garro has been involved in competitive dance for 11 years at Mia Bella Academy. She is a captain for a nation-wide dance company. She plans to major in business marketing and minor in dance at Florida or the University of South Florida.

De Leon has been a member of the high school band for four years. She plans to go into the Air Force and enroll in the Berklee College of Music as a performance major. Sao has been on the football and track teams for three years and the weightlifting team for four years. Sao won a fifth-place medal at the state weightlifting championships this past year. After high school, he plans to chase his dreams of becoming a content creator, start trading and start a clothing business.

Olson has been involved in many activities in high school including bowling team, cheer, Thespian Troupe 7108, basketball, Special Olympics and National Honor Society. She received the Captain of the Code award for bowling last year. She said being nominated for homecoming queen means she is enough and demonstrates inclusion. After high school, she plans to attend the University of Central Florida and work at Disney “to encourage others to be proud of who they are.”

After Sobin was crowned, she walked over to Olson and placed her crown on Olson’s head.

The junior princess and prince winners were Jordyn Crews and Aidan Hoeni. Aurora Purdy and Wiley Conner were named sophomore princess and prince. And Colby Vitale and James Peterson were the freshman princess and prince.  

 

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