Change is inevitable, unstoppable, and the factor that makes every year fresh. This year’s homecoming dance serves as a reminder of evolution, where students continually welcome a bright new school year.
This year the leadership students added a twist to the traditional homecoming dance as they opted for a Sadie Hawkins style dance, which is when girls ask guys to be their dates. Robert Garcia, a Tech & Media Magnet senior said, “Some guys felt sad because they did not have the luck to be asked out,” while girls felt empowered as they chose the guy whom they wanted to go with.
Many of the girls added creative twists to proposals, while some created their proposal based on the sport that their potential date play, other girls opted for other ways. For instance, one of the girls decided to write their proposal on a baseball, while other girls decided to ask their potential date in a more traditional way. Pedro de Anda, a sophomore from the Tech & Media Magnet was asked out with a poster that said, “Want to book homecoming with me?” Either way this was completely different to the way that homecoming was when the school had their first dance.
This year’s homecoming theme was Under the Sea, selected by the leadership class. All in all the leadership produced a homecoming dance that was a combination of conservative style and fun, filled with memorable moments. This year’s attendants had a variety of opinions, Carlos Lopez, a senior from the Law and Justice small school, said that it was “the best experience of my life”.
However, senior from the Health and Environmental small school Yocelyn Ruiz said, “It could have been better.” One of the main ideas that Garcia, Ruiz, and Lopez definitely agree on is the fact that leadership could have chosen a better DJ.
In comparison to the school’s first homecoming dance, this year’s homecoming was definitely something else. Not only was the first theme different, but the trends, fashions, and hairstyles were too. One of the visible contrasts that Yocelyn Ruiz noticed was in the attire. She said, “Before girls used to dress fancier.” She wore “a black dress and golden strapped sandals.” On the other hand there was a combination of formality and informality. De Anda said, “I wore a black button-up and black slacks and a blue bow tie.” As opposed to De Anda, Garcia said, “I was told to go casual so I wore jeans and a checkered shirt.”
The school’s first theme was a 50’s theme. Unlike this last theme the guys opted to wear suspenders, black pants, and their hair slicked back and some of the girls opted for poodle skirts with the intention their homecoming theme, though the homecoming queen did not follow that trend. She wore a loose black dress to her knees, loose curls thatwent midway down her shoulders, and dangling earrings. While the prom king opted for a black suit, white button-up t-shirt and a grey tie with squares. To compliment their 50’s style dance the DJ also made sure to play the ultimate hits of the generation.
A contrast can be observed from the styles adapted of what know seems like a decade ago to present
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