By: Seng Nhkum

This year is my first homecoming dance as a freshman in high school, and my first school dance I’ll be attending. I hope it goes well.

First, the hardest part of going to a dance is finding the perfect dress. I had to go to the mall 3 times in order to find a perfect dress! Before they announced the theme ‘Midnight Ball’ for homecoming, I bought this cute hot pink dress for homecoming that fit me perfectly, and then went to the mall 2 more times to finally purchase a lavender sparkly dress which is so pretty.

The homecoming dance was at Highland Park Senior High school in the field house at 7:00-10:00 pm on a Friday. Before that, our school day was shortened by a bit so we could have a pep rally at 2:00-3:00 pm. It was funny, but not when everyone cheered “Go home Freshman”. Like yes, I will gladly go home.

After I got back home at 3:30 I was procrastinating for 30 whole minutes to decide whether I should curl my hair for homecoming or straighten it; I decided to curl it. I finished getting ready, and arrived at the high school at 7:30.

In the field house there was a place where you could take photos, and there they sold snacks and drinks. Also, in the gym was the dancing area and at the time there weren’t that many people in the gym. But oh my, a little later, even more people showed up and the gym was so overstimulating and hot. People were also crowd surfing and throwing themselves back which caused lots of chaos.

At 9:00 it actually got more fun, it felt less awkward, and me and my friends decided to just have fun and sang our hearts out till our voices were gone.

Overall, my first homecoming experience was a 7/10. The best parts were making memories and having fun with my friends, but the worst part was the heat and due to all the jumping my feet hurt so bad. I do recommend you go to homecoming because of the memories and the fun! (just don’t wear high heels for the homecoming dance…)