(Le Mars) — The 2018 Gehlen Catholic Homecoming Royalty is Aubree Nilles, the daughter of Lee and Angela Nilles, and Homecoming King was Caden Kniep, son of Rick and Mary Kneip. Aubree Nilles. Nilles looked very surprised when her name was read out loud during the coronation ceremonies.
Where Nilles was clearly surprised, Kniep seemed to take the honor all in stride. Kneip says he was tipped off moments earlier.
Kneip explains what it means to be selected as the Gehlen Catholic Homecoming king.
Kniep is involved with football and basketball, C-L-T and the honor society, while Nilles is involved with volleyball and golf. Nilles is also active with large group speech competition, and like Kniep, she too, is involved with C-L-T. Both Gehlen Catholic royalty members plan to pursue a higher education following their high school graduation.
Nilles plans to wear the green royalty robe through out the evening, not to show her status as the Gehlen Homecoming queen, but as she says, “just to stay warm.” As for the outcome of tonight’s football game, Kneip offers his prediction…
