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December 5, 2003/Kislev 10 5764, Vol. 56, No.11
Royal couple
Valley college students crowned homecoming queen and king
LEISAH NAMM
Managing Editor
Katy Simmons and David Baker pose with the University of Arizona mascot after being named this year's Homecoming Queen and King for the university.
Photo courtesy of Morrie Baker
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Two former Hebrew High students were crowned queen and king during the University of Arizona's homecoming festivities Nov. 7-8 in Tucson.
Seniors Katy Simmons and David Baker received their crowns Nov. 7 during a ceremony in front of Old Main, the campus' oldest building, after an alumni dinner, pep rally and bonfire.
"It was pretty surreal," Simmons says. "I was hoping to win, but I had no expectations. It was pretty cool."
Simmons and Baker, who knew each other from the Bureau of Jewish Education's Hebrew High, rode in a convertible together during a Nov. 8 parade through the campus. That evening, the royal couple was announced during halftime of the homecoming game.
Simmons, the daughter of Denton and Denise Simmons of Phoenix, is a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority and Arizona Allegiance, the U of A co-ed spirit club. She graduated from Central High School in 2000 and served as senior class president. She was also active in United Synagogue Youth (USY) at Beth El Congregation. She's currently applying to law school.
Baker, majoring in management information systems, is the son of Marsha and Morrie Baker of Scottsdale. He was a member of Zeta Beta Tau, Delta Sigma Pi, and is the founder of the Web design and Internet development company, Tangent Interactive.com, which he hopes to continue after graduation.
He graduated from Horizon High School in 2000. Before attending U of A, Baker was president of AZA, active in Temple Chai Temple Youth (TCTY) and spent a summer at the Alexander Muss School in Israel.
"Being an active member of the Phoenix Jewish community while I grew up gave me so many positive things," Baker says. "A sense of self-worth, ability to interact with others at all levels, who I really am, and most importantly a strong sense of where I came from."
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