photo by Nate Saunders
Edina High School has spoken. Nick Clarin and N’namdi Andersen have been elected as this year’s Homecoming King and Queen. Zephyrus got a chance to speak with the new royalty about castles, pygmy marmosets, and more.
Zephyrus: What does it mean to you to be king/queen?
N’namdi Andersen: It’s definitely an honor, it’s been so great going to Edina High School and I’ve met so many wonderful people. I feel very lucky to be able to go to such a great high school.
Nick Clarin: I feel honored that my classmates and all the people in Edina High School think of me that way, and I’m proud that I was able to represent Edina for a week.
Zephyrus: Let’s assume you were actual, pure blooded royalty. What would be your first law?
N.A.: School would start later for everybody so people could get more sleep.
N.C.: I would make school three days a week.
Zephyrus: What would your castle look like?
N.A.: It would be a bright white, and it would have lots of windows and it would be in the middle of a beautiful field.
N.C.: It would be pimped out. I would have a ten-car garage, I’d have a butler, and all white everything.
Zephyrus: The Queen of England keeps corgis. Would you have a signature animal or pet and what would it be?
N.A.: It would be a pug, because they have the best faces.
N.C.: I would have a pygmy marmoset.
Zephyrus: Any brilliant mastermind plots for your country?
N.A.: I would create an art festival for the country where everyone comes together to make art.
N.C.: I would order that all Noodles and Co. must have a drive-through.
Zephyrus: World domination – yes or no? Why?
N.A.: No, because each country is individual.
N.C.: No. It’s too many people to take care of.
Zephyrus: Make up a royal title for yourself.
N.A.: I would be the Sleeping Queen.
N.C.: King Nick the Gnarly.