On November 16th, Blaine high school will be having a spook-filled Halloween dance!

The Halloween dance, also known as the fall dance, will be hosted by the student council, and will be held in the cafeteria at Blaine high school. It will have a DJ, consessions, and a costume contest. Students, parent chaperones, paras, officers, and people who are normally allowed to go to other Blaine High School dances are welcome.

What is the purpose of the dance? “People like dances. The Halloween dance is a way for kids to dress up and celebrate Halloween,” said Elizabeth Richards (12), student council president.   

“We want to provide a place for students to have fun. I just want students to have a great time… I love dancing! I think it would be great if we had a dance club where students can have the opportunity to learn new dances,” said Mr. John Phelps, BHS Principal.

As for grinding, “If we wouldn’t allow it in school, we can’t allow it at the dance. All school rules still apply,” said Phelps.  He also said that also goes for the costumes. He said that all costumes have to be school appropriate. “It is my job to make sure those things are done properly.”

“I doubt it [grinding] will be allowed,” said Richards, and although the student council doesn’t want to limit what students can do, all school rules still apply. “We want to focus more on what we can do than what we can’t. We want to make it more student-friendly.”

The dance has been on the school schedule since last spring but the student council took a vote to confirm if there should be a dance or not. The voting took place last week and majority voted to have the dance.

The dance was first called the Sadie Hawkins dance but then changed to the “Halloween” dance in 2010. Sadie Hawkins Day is a pseudo-holiday that is traditionally celebrated on the Saturday following November 9th. It was first originated in the Li’l Abner comics by Al Capps starting in 1937. The comics have turned into real dances all over the United States and Canada. For the dances, there is a role change as women/girls ask the men/boys out to the dance. “It was pretty awkward for everyone so we changed it to ‘Halloween’ dance. It worked out much better,” said Richards.

Profits from the dance go to the Blaine community as well as “Pennies for Patients.”