On October 11, Spring Lake ended an exciting homecoming week with Saturday’s homecoming dance.
The dance was held in the newly-opened Laker Athletic Center (LAC) for the very first time in the history of Spring Lake. Students showed excitement about the change in scenery from the past years, when it was held in the high school commons.
This year, the Lakers experimented with adding extra decor like more lights, tunnels, and festive decorations. Kaleigh Clark, a sophomore, told the Anchor, “I loved the lights. It felt like I was in a movie.”
In a Schoology survey, nearly 70 percent of students said they approved of the new locatio n for the dance.
“I really liked it when they played ‘Headlines’ by Drake,” Clark said. “We sang every word.” Although students seemed to enjoy the music overall, many were requesting for it to be easier to add song recommendations.
After last year’s success with the time limit (students were only allowed admission from 7-8 p.m.), the organizers decided to continue this approach this year. Although having a time limit for the entry is quite controversial among students, it allows for more and more to come, which makes it even better.
“So many people showed up, which made the dance super fun!” one student responded to the survey.
With the change in location to the field house, there was less control over the temperature, which caused the dance to be very hot. With the fog machine and the heat of the crowd, the field house heated up significantly due to the lack of air conditioning. One student noted, “The only issue I had with the homecoming dance location was how hot it was in the athletic center.”
For girls, the turf was a significant upgrade due to the difference in texture under their feet compared to the hard cafeteria floors. “It was better to walk around without heels,” a survey respondant said.
Overall, most students felt very positive about the homecoming dance and expressed enthusiasm for the years to come.
