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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When they returned from covid, our FCPS high school administration organized a homecoming dance outside  in the parking lot under the stars.  They had several tents, food, photo booths and selfie stations, and more.

There was a staffed perimeter around the parking lot to prevent kids from sneaking in and out.

The dance was packed.  Lots of upperclassmen attended.  Everyone stayed until the end or for a large amount of time, instead of just making an appearance or skipping entirely.

I don't know how much exrra work it was, but shaking things up with something like moving it outside might be fun for the kids.

That being said, over the course of the 10+  years I have had high school kids, other than the outdoor post covid dance, the HoCo dance seems to go like this:

9th grade: "It was so much fun! [i]Everyone[/i] was there. (The kids generally stay until the end)

10th grade: "It was ok.  It didn't seem as crowded as last year." (Kids arrive a little late after dinner and pictures, then leave early to go to someone's house.)

11th grade: "We dropped in for around 15 minutes.  It was soooo boring*." (Kids showed up around halfway through the dance, do a walk through, see no one but freshmen there, and leave for someone's house.)

* Note, the freshman sibling in attendance stayed for the entire dance and came home from the exact same dance saying the dance was packed, [i]everyone [/i] was there, and it was so much fun.

12th grade: "We drove by after dinner but the parking lot was empty so we just went to the party."

The homecoming dances are mostly for freshmen and sophomores now.[/quote]

My observation of my kids and friends’ kids since freshman year has been a day to dress up, go out to eat, then hang out with friends. They aren’t coming home … though a handful may go to the football game. Usually those are the kids whose parents are alums. There isn’t much coming together for anything among the students.

Truly, this event needs to be rethought.

-OP[/quote]

Are you even in FCPS?

It might be specific to your own kids.

Our high school's homecoming game is PACKED with students, including seniors.  The parade is well attended too

The freshmen are really into the dance.  Sophomores, a little less.

Juniors and seniors might do a walk through at most, but they still spend all day dressing up, getting their hair and nails done, getting pictures with their friends and going for a fancy dinner.

There are plenty of freshmen and sophomres to make the homecoming dance special and fun.

Having all the upperclassmen attend would make it too crowded, too hot and too chaotic.

If even half of the student body shows up at the big schools, that would be 1400-1500 students.

The FCPS tradition of the dance attended by mostly 9th and 10th graders is perfectly fine.

We don't have to recreate homecoming circa 1988 to make the dance special.  This works for the kids now. Let them have their fun traditions, even if it is not what you remember from 30 years ago.[/quote]

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