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PHOTOS: Simley Crowns King and Queen At Homecoming Coronation

Kenneth Wilson and Maddie Barry are crowned King and Queen.

crowned their Homecoming King and Queen in the school's gymnasium on Monday evening as part of the 2011 Homecoming celebrations. Kenneth Wilson was named King and Maddie Barry was crowned Queen.

The gym was filled with students, family and faculity. Each student class wore different colored tee shirts and taunted the other classes before the coronation began.

The 2010 Homecoming King and Queen honorees, Parrish Jones and Jessica Deglar, were there to crown the new King and Queen. Both Jones and Deglar added to the suspense by teasing the candidates before choosing the new royalty.

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A food eating contest was part of the post-coronation activities. The girls downed Twinkies, while the boys ate White Castle Sliders as part of the eating contest.

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