As students walk through the snowy weather into freshman campus, they see the hallways leading to the gym full of decorations for this year’s winter formal. There will be many fun incentives for students to get involved with. That being a mocktail hour, spirit week, photo booths, and the crowning of the winter formal king and queen.
On Feb. 1 2025, the freshman campus will be hosting a winter formal called ‘The Snowball’. There will be a mocktail hour from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and other fun activities including a photo booth, a winter formal court, and a DJ.
“In order to prepare for the Snowball Dance,” Student Council president Grace Hunt says, “the student council has picked out decorations, planned a spirit week, picked out mocktail recipes, created promotional materials, created a Snowball court, and other various tasks.”
The dress code for the dance is semi-formal but students are able to wear whatever they desire.
“I know that we will have mocktails again, similar to last year but there will be more drink options.” Social Science teacher Kathryn Frey says, “There won’t be any games but, there will be different areas to hang out in and take photos in.”
Last year, the lights in the gym weren’t off, so the student council practiced how to turn off all the lights.
“Yes! This year we have learned how to turn off all the lights in the gym so it shouldn’t be a problem this year,” Frey says.
The day of the dance was pushed back a little later than usual so there can be more of a ‘sweethearts’ vibe to it.
“We pushed back the date of the formal a little bit so it can be a sweethearts dance,” Frey says, “but still following the winter formal theme,”
This year’s winter formal will have a court. Students can nominate others to win king and queen.
“Each grade will choose two representatives to be crowned on the Snowball Court. The people who are voted the most will receive free tickets to the dance and enjoy the honor of being Snowball royalty,” says Hunt.
The Student Council also planned a spirit week during the week of the dance.
“I like winter formal because it’s lowkey, and not having as high of expectations like homecoming and prom.” Frey says, “I’m also very excited for it this year because this year for the first time we’re going to have a court,”
Student council learned the importance of having a fun dance to create excitement during the winter period of school.
“The Snowball Dance is a chance for students to get out and have fun for the night with friends,” Hunt says.
As students walk out of the freshman campus gym, they are extremely satisfied. They realize that this year’s winter formal was better than anticipated and had a very memorable night. They enjoyed the DJ, the mocktail hour, and participating in the spirit week.