Raymond Campus sophomore Conesha Michael, 19, of Jackson was crowned 2009 homecoming queen Thursday, Oct. 8, during halftime festivities. The Hinds Community College Eagles played Itawamba Community College.

Michael is a graduate of Jim Hill High School in Jackson. She is a nursing major, a resident assistant and member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society. She was escorted by her fiancé, Johnnie Stringer.

Other members of the court include sophomores Loren Powell, 19, of Brandon, Rankin Campus; MaQurisa “Pinky” Draper, 21, of Vicksburg, Raymond Campus; KeAirra Williams, 19, of Florence, Raymond Campus; Michaela Cole, 22, of Jackson, Jackson Campus-Academic/Technical Center; Brittney Goodwin, 17, of Vicksburg, Vicksburg-Warren Campus; Amanda Kilpatrick, 23, of Florence, Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center; freshmen LaToya Sims, 20, of Vicksburg, Vicksburg-Warren Campus; Mariah McFarland, 17, of Los Angeles, Calif., Rankin Campus; Venyatha Norris, 19, of Morton, Raymond Campus;  La’Kimberly Taylor, 35, of Crystal Springs, Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center; Ri’kee Taplin, 19, of Clinton, Raymond Campus and Grace Ga-as, 18, of Vicksburg, Raymond Campus.