2024 Homecoming Dance

Article by Michela Soares

On Saturday, September 28, York Suburban High School had their 2024 Homecoming Dance. . The dance went from 7-9 in the High School’s gymnasium, which was decorated for the dance the day of.  The dance performance attracted about 600 students and the effect was excellent.

YSHS Student Council worked endlessly to plan it, making sure everything from the DJ, to the photo booth was ready and set for the night of festivities. Our STuCo President, Sophia Scalet, trusted many students with committees throughout the homecoming festivities.  

Many students, following unofficial traditions, went out for pictures and dinner before the dance! From South County Brewing Co., to Chilli’s, everyone chose their meal of choice to start off the night! Most students dressed up fancy and many were seen with flowers and corsages, matching with a friend or significant other. 

Set in the High School’s gymnasium, laser strobe lights, and boom boxes created the perfect environment for a school dance. Whitley Kamarauskas (11)  says, “half of it I knew and loved it, and the other half I just had no idea what was going on.”  She also recounts that this was one of the best homecoming dances she’s had throughout her three years. Alex Bien (12) was on Homecoming Court, and he shared that being on it was a very fun experience. He was glad to be introduced to Mamoru Ikebe, the Japanese exchange student, someone he otherwise would not have met. As for the dance, one student said, “The music could’ve been louder, and choices could’ve been better,” he says, “they played Fein too early.”  Likewise, students recalled that they liked the before/after Hoco festivities, more than the actual dance. While students were given the opportunity to recommend songs, many complained about the song choices. One student says, “The DJ did excellent with the mixing, but a lot of the songs were hard to dance to, and often you could just see people standing on their phones.”  This seems to be a prevalent theme throughout students of all grades.  Samara Dalton, a freshman, shares that “it was a lot of one genre, and it could have been more versatile, because only a few people knew most of the songs.” Overall, mixed reviews were shared about the dance and music separately. 

Considering 600 students attended, it is obvious that not everyone’s opinion can be voiced, but talking to several people and interviewing a certain few, a consensus was reached that some parts of the dance were extremely enjoyable, and others not so much.