2022 Crown Bearer and Flower Girl: Pictured are Dozier Elementary Principal Andrea Ford, 2022 Flower Girl, Julie Plumlee, 2022 Crown Bearer, Hudson Bergeron, and Assistant Principal Jessie Leger.
1952 Crown Bearer Jocelyn Decoux: Pictured is the first recorded 1st grader crown bearer Jocelyn Decoux, with the 1952 Erath High Queen, Mona Broussard (Guillot).
1972 Crown Bearer Ellen Green: Ellen Green (Perrin) was the first Dozier Elementary crown bearer in 1972. Prior to that time, all 1st-12th grades were located at Erath High. In 1972, grades 1-3 were moved to the new feeder school. However, despite the transition, Erath High administrators kept the 1st grade crown bearer tradition in place. Pictured are 1st grader Crown Bearer Ellen Green (Perrin), 1972 Erath High Queen, Charlotte Delahoussaye (Goutierrez), with her father Bernard “Ban” Delahoussaye behind her, and, Carl Doumit, an alumnus from EHS crowning the new queen.
Dozier Elementary, Erath High Homecoming Crown Bearer and Flower Girl Named
ERATH — A 70-year tradition that has been part of the Erath High Homecoming Festivities since the early 1950s, lies with first grade students who participate as Crown Bearer (Flower Girl) for Erath's Homecoming Festivities.
Erath’s first Homecoming was in 1950, and though some seem to think Erath High possibly did have crown bearers in 1950 and 1951, no evidence, photos, or names ever surfaced in the search.
However, the 1952-1953 yearbook shows 1st grade Crown Bearer, Jocelyn Decoux with the 1952 Queen, Mona Broussard (Guillot) during Homecoming festivities.
Prior to 1972, Erath High was grades 1-12 when crown bearers were picked. When the schools split and Dozier Elementary became the Erath feeder school in 1972, the tradition continued using 1st graders now from Dozier as crown bearers. Ellen Green (Perrin) was the first Dozier Elementary student who served as crown bearer for the 1972 Erath High Queen, Charlotte Delahoussaye (Goutierrez). Eventually, boys were added to carry the crown for Homecoming and girls traditionally have carried the queen’s roses at the game, since then.
This year was no different at Dozier Elementary. The traditional drawing took place with first-grade students and teachers on September 16, 2022. Two students in the first-grade class will again represent Dozier Elementary and Erath High as the Homecoming Crown Bearer and Flower Girl. The 2022 Homecoming Crown Bearer is Hudson Bergeron, the son of Guy “Toogie” and Shalee Bergeron, and the Flower Girl is Julie Plumlee the daughter of Jill and Chris Plumlee.
The duo will participate in both the Homecoming parade and game on Friday, October 7, 2022.