The 2024 Homecoming (HOCO) dance took place on Oct. 5. The theme of the HOCO was video games with the dance being about Kirby.
The music was one of the reasons that made her HOCO dance experience better, senior Emma Ulloa said.
“I like how they added better music this year because the music last year was not very good.” Ulloa said.
The Homecoming dance was split into four main areas: the food court, mosh pit, gym, and arcade room. Students were encouraged to visit every area and have fun wherever they could.
Junior Johnathan Nguyen enjoyed the food, he said. “I bought two churros, a three-piece quesadilla, crystal birria, i-Tea chicken, i-Tea drink,” Nguyen said.
The dance offered a few activities for students to do, with each activity being synonymous with each of the four main areas.
There is a very limited selection of activities to do, Senior Neal Teoh said.
“I think we should have had games, more things to do,” Teoh said. “Like at the Hoco festival they had cornhole and some basketball thing, or let us play tennis or something.”
One rule that the HOCO dance had was that students were re- stricted from leaving the dance until 10pm. They could have made the time more flexible, Freshman Jonas De Vre said.
“So it’s kind of long, and especially since you can’t leave early,” De Vre said. “ You’ll have every-one leaving at the same time, everyone coming at the same time. ”Social studies teacher Kathryn Peterson was interviewed about her opinion of the dance while she was chaperoning the big gym. The dance seemed to be successful in fostering school spirit, social studies teacher Kathryn Pe- terson said.
“Everybody seems to be in a good mood and having good energy here today.” Peterson said.