Clarke Central High School students dance at homecoming in the Crawford Arena on Oct. 6, 2017. This year’s homecoming dance will be held on Sept. 15, four weeks earlier than last year. “I feel like it came super early because I’m not prepared, but you just gotta adapt and go with the flow,” Student Government Association (SGA) president Aniya WIllis, a senior, said. “It’s kind of a good thing as well because last year it was in October and it was kind of cold (and now) we’re kind of doing it where it’s still kind of warm.” Photo by Violet Merritt
The Clarke Central High School homecoming dance will be held on Sept. 15 in the Crawford Arena, four weeks earlier than in the previous year.
The Clarke Central High School homecoming dance, organized by the Student Government Association, will be held on Sept. 15, four weeks earlier than in the past year. According to SGA sponsor Kara Coalson, a math department teacher, the date is chosen based on the date of the homecoming football game.
“We typically pick the homecoming game based on a team we feel we have a good chance of beating,” Coalson said. “It’s just the way the football schedule worked out.”
Coalson believes that former SGA teacher sponsor Shana Biggs helped prepare the new SGA leadership to organize homecoming plans.
“We have a good kind of template and timeline from last year based on what (Biggs, did), who has done an amazing job kind of handing it over and providing support along the way,” Coalson said.
However, SGA president Aniya Willis, a senior, believes that the time constraint caused difficulties in planning the homecoming dance.
“Time management is one of the big factors because I have a lot going on, I’m sure the officers have a lot going on as well and we only meet one day a week,” Willis said. “It’s kind of hard to fit everything you want to do into a one hour and 30-minute meeting.”
SGA member River Ryland, a junior, believes that despite the difficulties in planning, an earlier homecoming will be more enjoyable for students.
“I like that it’s earlier in the year because I believe it’s a nice way to start off the school year with a dance for the whole school,” Ryland said. “I believe it’s also a great way to get students engaged with the school early on.”
Willis is positive about the final touches for the homecoming dance and has high expectations for the event.
“Right now everything is looking pretty good and everything is pretty much secured, so I’m happy about that,” Willis said. “I’m just trying to make sure it’s a little bit of everything, that somebody can dance to and enjoy it, and just overall be a good experience, a good time.”
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