Harper Carstens is a senior at Heritage High School who has been selected as part of the Homecoming Court! The story of her being picked for Homecoming court is actually quite unique. Harper had not campaigned, but she had a couple of friends vote for her. She also told some classmates to vote for her as a joke and she ended up being elected. She was pleasantly surprised and excited to see what comes of Homecoming. She is most enthusiastic about the pep rally, football game, and getting to walk out with her sponsor. Harper says she chose Coach Cooper to be her sponsor because “I took all three of her early childhood classes and built a relationship with her over the time I spent there.” Her sponsor is proud to be chosen as she thinks Harper is “one of the students that remind her why she chose to teach kids.”

Although Harper is well known, there is more to her than people may see. She is very involved in school. Harper is in a number of activities including BETA, FCCLA, Partners Club, softball, and track. With this busy lifestyle, she still manages to do dual enrollment and take on advanced courses. When she is not doing these things she really enjoys watching movies and being around friends. Those are just a few things some people may not have known about Harper. Overall, she is “a well-rounded student who pushes themself to be the best she can.”