The homecoming dance will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26 on Bradley Field.
The doors of Bradley Field will open at 7 p.m. and close at 8 p.m. After the doors open, there will be three hours of dancing, which will end at 10 p.m. Prices for the homecoming tickets change every week until the dance. Ticket sales started the week of Oct 6. Each week the tickets increased by five dollars, with the price topping out at $35 for Woodside students and $40 for non-Woodside students. The theme for homecoming is “When You Wish Upon a Star.” The Board of Student Affairs (BOSA) comes up with the theme of the dance.
“We come up with the theme with the class,” junior president Lizzie Kautzmann said. “We all vote and then BOSA comes up with the theme once they get all the votes.”
Teachers also encourage students to go to the homecoming dance.
“It’s important for kids to enjoy their school and be part of the community,” social sciences teacher David Edel said. “I think homecoming is a really exciting week and I think that kids should not only go to the dance, but they should participate in the dress-up festivities.”
There will also be a Woodside football game on Oct. 24. At 4 p.m., junior varsity will play, and then varsity will play at 7 p.m., with each game having a special halftime show, performed by band, cheer and dance teams.
Homecoming week has five themed spirit days. On Monday, students are encouraged to show up in pajamas. On Tuesday, students are encouraged to show up in a sports jersey. On Wednesday, students and their friends are encouraged to show up as iconic Disney groups. On Thursday, students are encouraged to show up in their class homecoming themes. On Friday, students are encouraged to show up in their class colors. Freshmen are white, sophomores are black, juniors are orange and seniors are white, black and orange.
“I think the homecoming dance is going to be pretty cool,” freshman Tomas Ortez said.
The dance is also going to have a lot of activities that leadership hopes students will enjoy.
“There’s a mosh pit with the DJ,” Kautzmann said. “There’s going to be tables on the side if nobody wants to dance and snacks as well. We usually wrap lights around the poles to make it more lit, when people aren’t in the mosh pit area. There’s not a lot of other decorations [besides] maybe table decorations.”
Protection and safety is also a top priority leadership considers when planning for the dance.
“There are going to be breathalyzers so nobody comes in drunk or intoxicated,” Kautzmann said.
