William Woods University 'warms' up with pep rally

Students select winter courtwarming king and queen

AJ Housewright, William Woods University student, blows a balloon Friday night during the William Woods winter courtwarming and pep rally. Housewright was a candidate to be the winter king.
AJ Housewright, William Woods University student, blows a balloon Friday night during the William Woods winter courtwarming and pep rally. Housewright was a candidate to be the winter king.

William Woods University students attended a winter pep rally and courtwarming Friday night. The school cheered on its mens' and womens' basketball teams and played games for gift cards to local businesses.

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The pep rally also featured the 2014 courtwarming candidates which included juniors and seniors. Candidates were: Darian Lightfoot, AJ Housewright, Lindsey Cornelius, Nate Bitner, Alicia Delaney, Cruz Buchanan, Amy Gibson, Benjamin Stuemph, Lacee Floyd and Alex Stear. Cornelius and Bitner were crowned queen and king Saturday in between womens' and mens' basketball games.