On October 19th Lincoln had its annual Homecoming dance. The theme was Decades, and many people showed their spirit by dressing up in a themed outfit. Being Lincoln’s 3rd homecoming ever since its reopening, the dance went pretty well, but we wanted to see what students thought about it. ASB is still figuring out what the students want, and what makes a good dance, and there were a lot of takeaways from this year’s homecoming.
Over 1,250 tickets were purchased, meaning that a majority of the student body planned to attend the dance.
This year the lines were short, and there was an organized system that helped everyone get inside fast, which was better than last year where a lot of people stood outside waiting. “I thought there wasn’t a huge line to get inside, and it seemed pretty organized,” said Rosemary Thorton (12).
There were many fun things for students to participate in if they didn’t want to dance, such as games and a silent film room where a black and white movie was showing.
ASB decided to have different areas of the school decorated like a different decade. There was a 60’s area with hippie-themed decorations on the tables, and flower garlands hanging from the ceiling.
The lower commons was 50’s themed which had a diner set up as the snack bar, and many students thought this year’s snack selection was better. Lily French (10) notes, “I thought the snack table was really good.”
The photo booths were 20’s and 2000’s themed, featuring props and decorations that corresponded to the decade. “There were multiple photo booths, they were kind of nice to take photos with my friends,” says Ava Brittain (10). Students thought that the photo booths were better than last year and made the dance more fun.
“I thought it [the gym] didn’t feel as stuffy as last year, but it was still pretty bad.” Lulu Choder (12) explains. While it was an improvement from last year, the gym doesn’t have many ways to get air flowing so it gets pretty gross and hot inside, making it uncomfortable for the students trying to dance.
Many people had strong opinions on the DJ. He played less well-known music which caused negative reactions among students. Some felt they weren’t able to have as much fun because they couldn’t dance and sing along with as many songs. “The DJ wasn’t playing songs that people knew or liked,” complained Ari Sing (9).
Frances Staulcup (11) said, “I thought the music wasn’t the best.” Sloane Shapiro (10) added, “In the future, we need to play better songs; ones that people know and can dance to.” Shapiro is right, the DJ needed to play songs everyone can sing too. Many people left early because they couldn’t dance and sing to songs.
The DJ was the biggest issue our homecoming had, and the music they play is one of the most important aspects of a school dance. They need to be able to play songs people want to dance and sing to. Despite the music, many people still enjoyed homecoming and had a great time. For this being Lincoln’s third dance hosted at the school, ASB did an amazing job and we can’t wait for the next one!
