The CKM 23’ homecoming has come and gone, here is everything that you might have missed!
Homecoming has been a long standing tradition in most to all high schools and should not be overlooked as it plays a key role in one’s high school experience. According to “omella.com”, the homecoming tradition began in the 1910s “to welcome back alumni in their alma mater for a football game and other festivities.” That has not necessarily changed as compared to a modern homecoming.
The tradition would begin to gain popularity in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Schools would have a football game and then right after, everyone would go back to the school for the dance. Now, schools, Like CKM, will typically have the football game a day before the homecoming dance.
Students here at CKM were pumped up for homecoming. This year’s homecoming week, game, and dance have all been a blast with this year’s theme being Barbie. I attended this year’s Homecoming and was able to get some quotes from attendees, this is what McClatchy students had to say.
During the dance, I got the chance to interview a couple of people who had attended. Although not being able to talk to many people as everyone was busy having fun, I still got some information.
“What made you want to come to this year’s homecoming?”
“Those who came to homecoming, went primarily just to go. They had no reason to come, but there were people that came to go on a date.”
“What would you rate this year’s homecoming?”
Those who I had asked this question all had something to say about the dance. Most people did not think the dance was all that great, with the music not being as great as past years or there not being much to do, and I can agree.
The music, although being kept up to date, was not the best in regards to a dance. It felt more of a rave with everyone circling in the middle of the gym and moshing. While some were in the gym, most people were outside standing around. Which could say a lot about the vibe of the dance.
As I said before, there was not much to do. The only thing that you could do, if dancing didn’t interest you, was eat and take pictures. This wasn’t helped by the fact that the lines took 20-30 minutes.
I get it was a dance so the main purpose was to do just that, but those two problems go hand in hand; the music was not all great in regards to a dance, so as a result there was nothing to do.
Although nothing should stop you from attending future dances, this year’s homecoming has obtained a reputation of not being all that great. As said before, nothing should stop the students from attending future dances and should be pumped for them.