A fortune cookie, a pep rally, a lawn and car paint. All of these objects have somehow played a part in the creative ways that guys have asked girls to homecoming. Car paint is the most notorious way for guys to ask and recently pep rallies have become trendy as well. It is the time of year in senior high schools when most students are on the prowl to witness the most original methods girls are asked to the dance.
“I once saw a guy go to a girl’s lawn and take her favorite flowers and spelled out homecoming with a question mark and when the girl came outside, he set off fireworks,” senior Demetrius Williams said. “The best part about homecoming is getting to be with someone even if it is only for a week; some people finally get the courage to ask out the person they liked for so long to go with them.”
The senior class president, Dan Rosenfield, thought of a nifty way to ask senior co-editor of the yearbook Kim Kooker. They were out to eat with their Jewish Youth Group when he popped the question.
“Each underclassman left the room mysteriously and a few minutes later one of the boys walked in and began reading a poem; he then placed a Hershey kiss with the letter “H” glued to the bottom in front of me,” Kooker said. “One by one underclassmen read a line from an original poem followed by a Hershey’s kiss until it spelled out homecoming. Finally Dan walked out with a blue and white cookie that said ‘Will you go with me?’ I said yes, of course and we took a quick picture for Instagram.”
Another important factor during homecoming season is the annual football game. The game ends the week of themes to start the weekend of celebrations. Many freshman and sophomores come to experience the electricity in the air with the anticipation of beating the opposing team and watch the upperclassmen flaunt their accessories. Most of the student body attends this game wearing their mums and garters that jingle and sparkle with each step.
“The homecoming game is always a fun one,” senior Jordan Hall said. Everyone is so hyped up about the homecoming dance the following day and all the festivities of the homecoming week building up to that day. It is a game that has added excitement due to homecoming week and day.”
Homecoming may seem like it is all an enjoyable experience, but the planning can be demanding and adds to the pressure that high school already delivers.
“Homecoming is a great thing,” Hall said. “Personally, I just went for my first time last year but everything leading up to it seemed so stressful, like getting a group, shirts, buying tickets and getting a date.”
However, the work put into homecoming is ultimately rewarded. The night of homecoming will always be a part of your high school memories.
“Once you get past all of that, you are proud of what you went through and it all pays off in the end on that homecoming day,” Hall said.
During theme week, many students are extravagant and unique with their costumes. Some classic themes that never go out of style are nerd day and decade’s day.
“Last year I dressed up as a guy from the 50’s,” senior Ariel Barquera said. “I gelled my hair to the side, tucked in my shirt, wore a leather jacket with somewhat tight jeans and had a comb in my back pocket. Some people liked it and some people laughed.”
Very few times have you heard about a girl being asked to homecoming in July, nearly months before the theme is established for the dance. Senior Annie Jayatilake was on a flight when she witnessed a very resourceful technique of asking.
“I was sitting near this couple and the guy asked the girl to hold his iPad,” Jayatilake said. “She started flipping through his notes and one of them said will you go to homecoming with me? The girl started yelling and shrieking she was so happy.”
