By Courtney Jenson
Homecoming queen Jessica Veeman and king Blake Ferris share a dance at WHS’s Homecoming. Both seniors said their last homecoming dance was memorable because of the time they spent with friends.
Wiggins High School’s homecoming dance was held on October 10, 2015, in the elementary gym. The homecoming queen was Jessica Veeman and the homecoming king was Blake Ferris. Ferris said that this was his first and last homecoming dance and that he liked having the camaraderie of people there. Veeman said that she had a great time at the dance with her best friend Shane Finegan and that it was very memorable due to all of her friends being there.
This homecoming dance took a lot of effort to plan. Student Council chose Fall for the theme. They sketched up many designs to make sure that everybody on the council approved. One of the hardest things to do was hang gossamer from the ceiling. The Student Council hung gossamer from the ceiling to give it a fall look and so that people wouldn’t see the gym ceiling. The student council had lots of fun decorating as they cranked the tunes and got to work. “I really like the columns. They turned out really good,” Student Council president Faythe Harris said.
As night came and people started to arrive, DJ Tyler Christiansen had music going. Junior Mason Baessler said that he liked the DJ because he was their age and he knew what the teenagers liked.
However, many other people did not like the DJ; they said he didn’t play the music loud enough and that they hadn’t heard of some songs. Senior Laura Walker did not like the DJ as he was “very boring” and was taking “forever” to play her song again, since she missed it the first time.
Many people said they consider this a memorable dance because of all the people that showed up and danced. Freshman Chloe Baker consider this a memorable night because “I got to spend it with my brother Tucker, who is a senior this year.”
This year was a bigger turnout than last year. “There were a lot more juniors at the dance than last year and as a class we went together, which was cool” said Baessler. “You normally don’t see that many people go to dances.”
Seniors Walker, Ferris, and Baker all said that this dance was a blast and very memorable, due to it being their last high school homecoming dance.
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