This first week of September has been a whirl of disco balls everywhere, people wearing last decade fashions, and some teacher-student switchups. This can mean only one thing: Lambert’s LALO Fest (or the Homecoming Dance) is right around the corner, on Saturday, September 7! To ensure that this year’s Homecoming dance is up to student expectations, Lambert’s Student Council (STUCO) has been hard at work preparing for it.
Last year, there were a couple of aspects of Homecoming, namely music selections and the location, that were not liked by students. So, STUCO decided to bring about some changes that will hopefully increase student participation and involvement in this event.
According to junior Ana Campos Seixas, who is the Prom and Homecoming Head for STUCO, she took into account all the complaints and tried to make changes that students would like to see. She also looked at what students liked, such as the photo booth, and ensured that those things would be continued this year.
Besides that, students can suggest songs to the DJ through an online form, which can be found on the STUCO Instagram Page. Students felt that the songs being played last year were very repetitive and not suited to their tastes. So, STUCO wanted to give students a chance to suggest songs they liked.
Seixas was an advocate for this addition, and she explained that during her freshman year Homecoming, the DJ would repeat many songs. Students would also yell out song suggestions for the DJ to play, which felt odd to her. So, this year, Seixas decided to take on the initiative of allowing song suggestions from students.
Inspired by social media trends as well as other high schools, STUCO has also introduced a proposal competition, where students can film their homecoming proposals and submit the videos for a chance to win a prize. The winners for the competition can be found on their Instagram Page. Niyu Nalluri, the Junior Class President, believes that this competition will help students feel more at home and promote school spirit within the student body.
“We saw a lot of people doing it last year,” Nalluri explained. “And we thought that this would be a great way to engage school spirit, because, obviously, people are going to keep doing homecoming proposals.”
Homecoming is a good time to show school spirit and connect with other students. STUCO hopes that this will make students more involved and, overall, make Homecoming more memorable for everyone.
