LAUREN WOOD / THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Howard Johnson, 17, plays the fight song on the tuba as he and other members of the Ferriday High School marching band walk down Louisiana Avenue.

LAUREN WOOD / THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — The Ferriday High School freshman homecoming court representative is Eriel Jefferson, front row left, the sophomore representative is N’Kendra Brooks, front row center, and the junior representative is Keonna Washington. The senior representatives are Kiana Henderson, back row left, Del’Marcus Johnson, center, Alisha Hooper, right, and Trei Parker, not pictured. The queen and king are Kanedra Brooks, middle row left, and James Skipper, right.