South Carolina State University will celebrate its 2007 Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 27, in a contest that pits the Bulldogs against the Hornets of Delaware State University.

Reigning over Homecoming festivities during S.C. State's centennial football season is senior Jessica Hosey, a Charleston native and Hanahan High School graduate.

Hosey, an elementary education major, beat out eight other candidates for the prestigious honor. It is not the first such honor for the aspiring school principal, who previously was Miss Bradham Hall (2004-05) and Miss Mays Hall II (2005-06) at the university. And, while in high school, she was Miss Hanahan High as a senior.

Hosey is the eldest of two daughters born to Robert and Desiree Hosey of Charleston. Her younger sister, Jasmine, is a junior at S.C. State.

An active student, Hosey is involved in both campus and community organizations. She is a member of the S.C. State's Pre-Alumni Council, the NAACP and the Health Occupational Students of America.

An S.C. State Presidential Scholar as a freshman (Bronze Medallion), Hosey is presently a student assistant in the Miller F. Whittaker Library Computer Lab at the University, and this past summer, she worked with both the campus Upward Bound and Gear-Up programs.

In her community, Hosey has been involved in several projects at her home church, Bethel AME Church in Charleston.

Upon graduating from S.C. State, Hosey, who enjoys traveling, shopping and reading, plans to enroll in graduate school and pursue a degree in school administration to fulfill her dream of becoming a principal.

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