Dancing in the Dark

February break has come to a bittersweet close, and school will slowly return to the normal swing of things. As the workload begins to pick up once again, students prepare to power through the long stretch of school until the next vacation in April. Despite the upcoming weeks of school ahead of them, the students of Old Rochester Regional High School have something to look forward to – a glow-in-the-dark dance held by the school’s student council.

E-Board President Alexandra Nicolosi explained the purpose for the dance.

“The student council is using it as a fundraiser for the school to be able to put on different activities for the students,” said Nicolosi. “It was brought to the attention of the Student Council that we should hold other events to show our skills in more than just athletics, and with the money, we will be able to hold events such as an art show for any student to enter at either the school or a local venue.”

The money, said Nicolosi, will also be used to provide events for students such as an ice cream social and help to pay for a DJ and decorations for next year’s homecoming.

The Student Council is ready to host the glow-in-the-dark dance with great decorations and an even better DJ, Jason Mello, who also does the Knights of Columbus dances with his laser lights.

“Originally I had emailed him asking to rent his laser lights and black lights since the theme is Glow in the Dark, and he said he would rent them to us,” said Nicolosi. “He then offered to be the DJ, and when I told him that we would only be able to tell if we would definitely have the dance by next Friday, he said that he would take the chance and give us black lights, laser lights, uplighting, and he would DJ.”

As far as Student Council is concerned, they are hoping for a great turn out in order to fund other events for students in the near future. As for students, the dance promises to be a fun night under the black lights.

The dance is scheduled for Friday, March 4, starting at 7:00 pm and coming to a close at 10:00 pm. Tickets will be sold for $5 at school during lunches from Tuesday, February 23 until Friday, March 4.

The attire will be informal, with preferably lighter clothes that will glow under the black lights. Posters were made by the members of the student council before vacation and hung in various places around the school to advertise the event.

By Sienna Wurl

 

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