On October 26, Student Council set up a “Night in Greece” for this year’s homecoming dance.
Homecoming is the only dance every grade can attend without being accompanied by someone else, like for frosh, junior prom, and senior prom. It is also the only dance that Student Council plans in full.
Student Council president Ella Liberi described the work behind the scenes to plan homecoming and the pep rally, which are some of the elected leaders’ biggest events of the year.
“I think I’m the luckiest person ever with the team and the support from everyone on student council,” Liberi said. “ I know a lot of people don’t see it but there’s a lot of work that goes on when planning HOCO.”
Liberi credits Student Council vice president Madison Benzing for the “A Night in Greece” idea that won the student vote for the homecoming theme.
Vice presidents Benzing, Josie Tolson, and Liberi needed to keep in contact with teachers, communicate with the drumline, organize donations for food, book the DJ, look for a photo booth, and find the bulk of the decorations for the Parthenon inspired entryway.
Student Council officers and representatives also supported the team as a whole by managing Homecoming Court, ticket sales, events for the pep rally, and decorating the gym.
Seniors named to the Homecoming Court were James Fisher, Tavis Wright-Ferreira, Emily Lin, Eddie Walls, Lara Bruno, Nathan Burge, Annie Dignazio, Hannah Wilson, Zoe Likely, and Sam Sentivan. Fisher and Bruno were announced as Homecoming Royalty during the homecoming dance.
Many students thought that the decorations, lighting, and ABBA really added to the ambiance.
“I had a really good time,” senior Paige Katsapis said. “It was short and sweet, the playlist was good, all things considered, and I admire the Student Council for their work.”
Katsapis’s one critique was the “quest” it took to get water and snacks because the table was outside. However, juniors Samantha Spector and Sophie Jackson have an altering viewpoint.
“I liked being able to get a breath of fresh air and take a break from the overwhelming atmosphere,” Spector said. “It was an amazing dance.”
One thing many students did was dress on theme. If you were at the dance, you saw a lot of white or light blue dresses, blue linen shirts, and some ancient Greek-inspired fashion.
Sophomore Michael Conallen had a fun time at the dance, but wishes he dressed more on theme, perhaps in a toga like senior Ian Cheshire.
Maybe you’re a fan of homecoming, maybe you’re not. But senior Jordyn Thurmond offers one piece of advice to the underclassmen.
“Go to homecoming at least once. It is a little cringy but it’s one night to have with your friends, and in less than five years you’ll never have to do it again,” she said.
Liberi is embracing the chance to lead and experience major school events like homecoming.
“I’m trying to enjoy every second of it even though it’s nerve-wracking,” Liberi said. “Get hype with each other, you only get four chances and I promise getting involved is the best thing you can do. It’ll go by quickly and you can’t come back to it.”
