ASB hosts the homecoming dance for the 2022-23 school year

On Sept. 16, the school held this year’s homecoming dance, with check-in beginning at 6 p.m. The theme for the dance was based on the Disney movie Tangled, which was reflected in many of the advertisement fliers, decorations, and even tickets. With this being the school’s second homecoming dance since 2020, many people attended.

When students arrived at the dance, they were funneled through a makeshift security route. They would pass through the path between the MS-building and the library, where their bag(s) would be checked and they would be patted down by a campus supervisor of the same sex.

“I believe the security could’ve been improved,” Lam said.

The dance included a few different activities and many things on sale, which were available to students. Aside from the food being sold by ASB, there was also a photobooth. However, the way that it was organized became a source of contention among some students.

“I think that they could’ve done something about the photobooth line,” junior Ashley Wu said. “My friend waited [in the line] for well over an hour.”

With a live DJ controlling the music, most of the students eventually started to dance.

“I liked the songs,” junior Jaymie Murrieta said. “I just wish they were a little faster. But the Hispanic music was good.”

ASB put effort into getting the student body hyped for the dance itself, going from organizing a student rally to creating posters and doing events in the Quad. The turn out was likely influenced by this, but it resulted in some students developing certain expectations.

“I went to the dance to hangout with my girlfriend and because I found out there was food,” sophomore Hannah Lam said. “But [when] I found out you had to pay, that hurt.”

For each student, the dance meant something different. Whether a student attended by themself, with their friends, or with a partner, the dance was accessible to all?