{"id":7722,"date":"2019-10-24T13:17:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T18:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/?p=7722"},"modified":"2019-10-24T14:36:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T19:36:15","slug":"perkins-guin-thrilled-to-represent-sau-as-homecoming-king-and-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2019\/perkins-guin-thrilled-to-represent-sau-as-homecoming-king-and-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Perkins, Guin thrilled to represent SAU as Homecoming King and Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SirCharles Perkins and Abbie Guin, SAU’s Homecoming King and Queen<\/p><\/div>\n

SirCharles Perkins and Abbie Guin both said they needed a little time to let it sink in that they had been chosen SAU\u2019s Homecoming King and Queen on Oct. 19, 2019, prior to the Mulerider football team\u2019s victory over Southeastern Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

In addition to their selection as King and Queen, Perkins and Guin stood out prominently in the game. Perkins, a Mulerider football player, scored a 63-yard touchdown, contributing to SAU\u2019s 49-7 overpowering of the Savage Storm. Guin is the University mascot. She was accompanied on the field to receive her crown by Molly Ann, the mule that is becoming increasingly famous with Guin holding the reins. Dr. Trey Berry, SAU\u2019s president, gave the presentation.<\/p>\n

Perkins is a senior biochemistry major from Pittsburg, Texas, and Guin is a senior agriculture business major from Minden, Louisiana. They have found busy, rewarding ways of distinguishing themselves and bringing honor to the University they call home.<\/p>\n

Perkins was nominated for Homecoming Court by the College Panhellenic Council. \u201cI was nominated also last year,\u201d he said. \u201cI was surprised then \u2013 I didn\u2019t know anything about it. This year, they told me that they were going to nominate me again. I said, \u2018I lost last year, are you sure you want me to do it again?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He was thrilled to repeat the opportunity. \u201cIt was fun last year, and I knew everybody on the Court this year. It is definitely one of the highlights of my time at SAU.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guin was nominated by Phi Mu. \u201cI felt it would be an honor just to be on the Court, whether I got Queen or not,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been so busy and tired (since Homecoming) that it hasn\u2019t really set in yet. Not many people can say they once rode a mule for their school and were the Homecoming Queen!\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to serving as the mascot, gaining SAU plenty of notice since the semester started, Guin spent two weeks campaigning for Homecoming Queen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI bought little bracelets for a penny apiece, and gave them out in the Reynolds Center, and I just encouraged people to get involved and vote,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if they didn\u2019t vote for me, I wanted people to participate in Homecoming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perkins found an interesting way to campaign \u2013 by giving out free juice. \u201cIt was a hit,\u201d he said of his decision to give away Kool-Aid Jammers. \u201cI gave out candy on the side, but people loved the juice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like Guin, Perkins reached out with one message: \u201cI wanted people to vote, period. Anybody I saw, I said, \u2018Hey, make sure you vote for Homecoming.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Both enjoyed the Homecoming Week activities. \u201cFor me, that was the fun part,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cThat\u2019s why I didn\u2019t hesitate to be nominated.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Homecoming Day, Guin had to balance her duties as the Mulerider with participating in the Court. \u201cThere was no time to be nervous,\u201d she said. \u201cI had on my Homecoming suit and led Molly Ann during Mulegating. We posed for photos, and the mule went out with me on the field. After I was crowned, we took more pictures, and then I had to get changed into my Mulerider gear. I slept good that night!\u201d<\/p>\n

Neither could fully believe they had been selected as King and Queen. \u201cI just said, \u2018You\u2019ve got to be kidding me,\u2019\u201d said Guin, with a laugh. \u201cDr. Berry said, \u2018You deserve it, you\u2019ve put our school on the map.\u2019 I was in awe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guin has had her plate full representing SAU. In September, she and Molly Ann traveled to Little Rock to appear on KATV\u2019s \u201cGood Afternoon, Arkansas,\u201d and to Memphis to appear on \u201cThe Chris Vernon Show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMemphis was my all-time favorite trip so far,\u201d Guin said. \u201cChris Vernon is a well-known podcaster for the Memphis Grizzlies. We ended up doing an hour-and-a-half interview. It makes me so happy that I got to do that for SAU.\u201d<\/p>\n

As King and Queen, she and Perkins will represent SAU at other upcoming activities, including the remainder of the Muleriders\u2019 football games and at this year\u2019s Celebration of Lights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SirCharles Perkins and Abbie Guin both said they needed a little time to let it sink in that they had been chosen SAU\u2019s Homecoming King and Queen on Oct. 19, 2019, prior to the Mulerider football team\u2019s victory over Southeastern Oklahoma. In addition to their selection as King and Queen, Perkins and Guin stood out… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":564,"featured_media":7723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[276,7753,288],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7722","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-community-corner","8":"category-homepage","9":"category-regional-news","10":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}