Rochester’s Hoco
Homecoming is an important event in high school for everyone, and it is a fun and exciting time. However, this event must come with planning. Right? Read this to find out about what happens behind the scenes of Homecoming and what was at Homecoming.
The Scenes
Homecoming was decorative, and music was already going on in the Gym. There was punch and water for those who did not want the punch, cookies, and cupcakes as dessert, since people had already eaten out. The tables were lit up with tiny Eiffel Towers. The music was upbeat, and the school was packed (at the start). The Gym was decorated with string lights, a stage, DJ stand, and disco lights by the DJ stand. The cafeteria had all the tables where the attendees could eat, drink, and talk with their peers.
Behind the Scenes
First is Ms. Cooper, the DJ, was in charge of the music at the dance. Ms. Cooper said, “We wanted to make sure the music was clean, but also fun for the kids.”
The time it took was brought up, she replied, “I do not know specifically, but I know our DJ person that brought the equipment took him a few hours to set up, the lights I set up was only a few minutes.”
The issues Ms. Cooper ran into were, “I know I was too close to the speakers at one point when I was talking with the microphone, so it made a weird noise. I had to back away from the speaker, but it was fine overall.”
For the other staff member, Mrs. Leonard. Who managed the entire setup for Homecoming. She was the head planner for the event.
Mrs. Leonard’s involvement with Homecoming was, “The student council advisor, everything Homecoming related, we do plan the dance, the spirit days with the student council. Run the dance with the help of the administrators.”
The total setup time for homecoming was stated, which she said, “Generally takes three to four hours. We do it on Friday after school to set up for the dance.”
“We start when school starts, so second week of school, we generally begin picking the theme and the spirit days, ordering anything. It takes a couple of months to get everything ready to go,” Said Mrs. Leonard, telling us when the school starts planning for Homecoming and the extras that come with it.
The cost of Homecoming was very high. “You add a DJ, decoration. We probably spent between $1,500 and $2,000 on food, the DJ, and decorations. But we make $15 a student, we use that money on things throughout the year, activities, for the building, signs, bulletin boards, and athletics. We generally make around $6,000 off the dance.” Mrs. Leonard stated that after a couple of days after Homecoming. Even if the cost was high, the school made a huge profit from the dance.
Homecoming is an exciting and fun event for everyone who attends. It took a lot of time and work for those who contributed to the event, which is why it is good to look past all the lights and decorations and the food that is at the event, to see the effort that was put into the event for the kids.
