2023 TCS Homecoming COurt
By Samantha DePriest
The 2023 HOCO Week at Trinity Christian School has come and gone but the memories of one of our favorite weeks of the year will remain with us. Each year our Homecoming Court representatives are selected by the high school student body as leaders among their peers. The court representatives are a wonderful group of students who are all very involved in both in school and extra curricular activities as well as in their communities and churches. Each of them represent TCS very well and serve as excellent role models for our student body.
2023 TCS Homecoming Queen, Caroline McPherson, and King, Phoenix Moss.
(Image by Oscar Camejo)
On Friday night at the Homecoming football game, our king and queen were crowned and we couldn’t be more excited to share that seniors Caroline McPherson and Phoenix Moss were honored as the 2023 TCS Homecoming king and queen.
Caroline McPherson, 2023 TCS Homecoming queen, is excelling in a rigorous academic schedule in AP and advanced classes. She is very involved in both Varsity cheer and tennis. She holds leadership positions in Student Council and BETA Club. She also is a member of the National Honor Society. Caroline will be attending college in the fall to major in Finance and Communications. Nancy McPherson, Caroline’s Mom shares “Caroline is blessed to call TCS home! She is surrounded by teachers, mentors, and friends who encourage her walk with Christ.!” Varsity Cheer coach Gale Hickman shares, “We are so excited to see our sweet Caroline crowned as Homecoming Queen this year. If you don’t know Caroline, you’re missing out. She is so deserving of this crown and the opportunity to represent Trinity. She is kind, caring, and most of all loves the Lord. We could not be more proud of her.”
Phoenix Moss, 2023 TCS Homecoming king, maintains excellent grades in the classroom and competes on both our Varsity football and track teams. He has already committed to the Naval Academy. Mrs. Layne Moss, Phoenix’s stepmom shares, “Just more confirmation that he is where he is supposed to be. He’s in a place where he is valued and loved. That’s what we pray for. We are incredibly happy for him.” Varsity Football Coach Josh Henry shares, “Phoenix is a guy who hasn’t been at TCS a super long time, but he has made a great impact. I’m blessed enough to get to have a 1 on 1 relationship with Phoenix through being his position coach on the football team, but if there was something I would want the Trinity community to know, it would be that Phoenix Moss is much more than the incredible athlete you see on the field on Friday nights in the Fall and on the track in Spring. Phoenix is a fierce competitor that puts others before himself, and truly carry’s the Joy of the Lord with him everyday. He always has a smile on his face and leads by example. Phoenix personifies everything Trinity is about with his athletic accomplishments, academic success, incredible character, and constant pursuit of growing in his Faith. I consider it my honor to have gotten the opportunity to coach and know Phoenix Moss over the last few years because I am a better person our school is a better place for him being there. That is why he is a great representative of Trinity as the 2023 Homecoming King.”
2023 Homecoming Court Representatives
(Image by Oscar Camejo)
2023 TCS Homecoming Court
2023 TCS HOCO Court
(Image by Shannon Bragg)
A special thank you to TCS Mom, Brandy Floyd, for graciously sharing her time and talent with us in capturing these images below of our Homecoming Student Representatives and their family members on Homecoming night.
Also, a special thank you to Shannon Dallas, TCS Mom and wife of Coach Kenny Dallas, who joyfully supports our TCS Football program by capturing all the sweet moments both on the sidelines and on the field of all of our Friday Night Lights.
And lastly, thank you to one of our many amazing student photographers Sophomore Genna Rinkenberger who is often found on the sidelines getting all those great shots during TCS Athletic events. To view more of Genna’s photographs of TCS sporting events, follow her on Instagram: 📷 g.photo3
Taylor Clark,
Freshman
I have been at TCS since 7th grade. I am involved in Trinity Sports Medicine, the school play, Student Council, volunteering at my church, and I play soccer. What I love about Trinity Christian School is the community of Christians building each other up to be more like Christ.
Luciana Arango,
Sophomore
I have been at TCS for 13 years (pre k 3 and up). I am involved in theater, tennis and I serve as the 10th grade Student Council Officer. I love clubs at Trinity where everyone gets to come together to find community in something we love.
Cate Byars,
Junior
This is my first year at TCS! I am involved in TCS Volleyball and I plan to try out for golf. Some things I love about TCS are the close connection you grow with god, your peers, and teachers, the amazing admin that you can talk to easily, and just the overall experience of a smaller school since I came from a school with over 3,000 kids.
Mary Kathryn White,
JUNIOR
I have been at TCS since Pre K 3. I am involved in Student Council, Beta Club, NHS, I participate in Track & Field, and am heavily involved in 220 youth ministry at SonRise Baptist Church. (I highly encourage anyone to visit!) What I love about TCS is how loving and encouraging the staff is. It is obvious that their main goal is to help you as a student, but most importantly as a believer, I will forever be thankful for that!
Caroline McPherson,
Senior
I have been at TCS since 10th grade. I am involved in Varsity Cheer, Varsity Tennis, Beta Club, and Student Council. I would be honored to be chosen as Homecoming Queen. To be chosen by my peers and friends to serve on the court has been one of the most humbling experiences of my highschool career. I truly love coming to school, meeting new friends, growing closer to old friends, learning from my teachers, and hopefully serving as a positive role model to underclassmen. To be selected as Homecoming Queen, confirms that I have made a positive impression on the school I so dearly love. Serving on the court and being selected as your 2023 Homecoming Queen would be the honor of a lifetime.
Gabby Mims,
Senior
I have attended TCS since 9th grade. I am involved in Beta Club, Varsity volleyball, and Basketball management. I want to be queen because I want to inspire younger girls to be confident in their skin and know that they can do anything they put their minds to. And I would like to thank God for believing in me even when I didn't think I was capable of accomplishing something so significant.
Molly New,
Senior
I have been at TCS since 10th grade.I am involved in soccer, and I am also the cheer manager.
I would like to be crowned queen, because it would be such an amazing opportunity to represent my school for the girls. It would also be so fun to wear a sparkly tiara.
Braelin Patterson,
Senior
I have been at Trinity since the 5th grade. I am involved in Student council, beta club, Chick-fil-a leadership and National Honor Society. I would like to be crowned homecoming queen because I love trinity and I want to represent my school. It has been a blessing to attend Trinity for almost 8 years. Our school has gifted me life long friends, amazing teachers, and an opportunity to strengthen my relationship with Jesus. For these reasons it would be an honor to be crowned homecoming queen.
Jordyn Rawlings,
Senior
I have been at TCS since Freshman year. I am involved in Soccer, flag football, Sports Medicine, FCA, and Beta Club. I would like to be crowned Queen because it would be an honor to represent the class of 2024 and a fun memory to have from senior year. #golions
Issy Vasquez, Senior
I have been at TCS since my freshman year. I have been involved in student council, beta club, national honors society, lacrosse, and cheer. I'm so honored to be nominated as a representative for this school and I feel blessed to be given the opportunity. Trinity has played such a big role in shaping me into the person I am today and has prepared me to stay strong in my faith after high school. So I am very grateful to be able to take part in this tradition and applaud my peers for their love and dedication to God and this community!
Connor DePriest,
Senior
I have been at TCS since 1st grade. I have played Cross Country, Basketball, Football, Men's Volleyball, and Soccer. I have also served in BETA Club, Student Council, Discipleship groups, Chick-fil-A Leader Academy, and on the Coweta Community Foundation. It is an honor to be nominated among my friends to serve on HOCO Court and it would really be an honor to be voted King.
Carter Lucas,
Senior
I have been at TCS for 15 years. I am involved in Student council as co-chairman of the spirit team, varsity football team manager, boys volleyball team, ambassador for chick fil a leadership academy. I would like to be crowned king because I have always loved this school since I first started coming here 15 years ago. I would try to the best of my abilities to represent the school well if I were to be king. It would be an honor and privilege if I were to be voted king.
PHOENIX MOSS,
Senior
I have been at TCS since the second semester of sophomore year. So I’ve been here for a year and half not counting this semester right now. The extracurricular activities I am involved in are football and track and field. I feel that being crowned King would be a great honor, and I believe that God has blessed me with the opportunity to be on the homecoming court. As one of the only African American males on the court, I would like to represent my school in a positive and impactful way. Additionally, I hope to set an example for other Trinity students and demonstrate how a Christian individual should behave.
Will Owens,
Senior
I have been at TCS since the third grade. I am involved in Varsity Baseball. I would like to be crowned King because it would be a fun memory to look back on. It would be cool to represent my school in a way that not a lot of people get to do.
Drake Price,
Senior
I have been at Trinity since 1st grade. I am involved in Volleyball, discipleship groups, golf and basketball. I want to be King because it shows that being a Christian and being a follower of God isn’t a bad thing and that being a Christian isn’t going to hurt you. It might lose you a few friends but in the end Jesus is worth everything. And we need to get to a point where Christianity is what people want to do instead of running away from it. So we need to continue that mission, and I plan on doing that.
Jackson RIce,
Senior
I have been at TCS since sixth grade. I am involved in both Track and Field and Swimming at Trinity. I also am the owner of Rapid Shine Mobile Detailing where I detail cars. I would like to be crowned King because I believe I accurately represent what trinity stands for and I look good in gold.