Through hard work and dedication, ASB and class council joined hands to prepare for Homecoming to create an unforgettable memory for Woodbridge warriors.
Neon out, scrunchies, hip hop, and Y2K are the first thing people think about when talking about the 19th century; to be exact, the 1950s-2000s. For the 2024-2025 school year, Woodbridge High’s Homecoming had the theme of “Through the Decades.”
The homecoming dance had a churro truck, air hockey, DJ, photo booth, and other thrilling activities to make the night special.
Thanks to the contribution from ASB and class council members, this event was able to leave a special souvenir in the students’ hearts.
ASB’s activities commissioner and the homecoming planning lead Aarushi Ghildyal, freshman class representative Eve Fagalde, and class council member Emi Saucedo were honored to partake in the preparations.
Falgalde goes deeper into detail on how she came to choose the theme for the freshman class.
“We get last priority because we’re freshmen and stuff, but I chose the 50s, because it’s like the movie Grease, like bikers, surfers, all that fun stuff,” stated Falgalde. “I thought it would be really cute after seeing the Disney Channel movie, Team Beach and stuff like that, and Grease and all those fun ones, and all those types of dancing is really pretty, and I really wanted to incorporate that in our hoco skit,” Fagalde continued.
The 1950s includes surfers and bikers which is easy to dress up as during spirit week. ASB didn’t want students to struggle in finding the theme based outfits so they wanted the outfits to be something easily found in closets.
Ghildyal focuses on how ASB stayed within the budget for the decorations. “Oh, yeah, so we always have our advisors and our treasurers give us, we wanna make sure it’s under $250 and so then we just try to find the best deals,” claims Ghildyal.
It wasn’t always easy finding the cheapest deals but thanks to fundraisers, ASB was able to set up many decorations. The total cost for the entire dance was around $20,000.
Class council also played a major role by making the placards, posters to put around the school, and some members even helped with the homecoming skit.
Saucedo talks about how she assisted in choreographing the dance. Each grade got a minute and 30 seconds and the seniors got a minute and 45 seconds to do a dance related to their specific theme. She struggled with the absences of some dancers to the practice, and finding the perfect dance that wasn’t too hard for the dancers to memorize.
Saucedo says, “I’m very proud of being able to help choreograph the dance. It’s such a big part of the fun during homecoming week that I’m proud I got to be a part of it.”
Although there were some difficulties, she enjoyed preparing for the skit.
Overall, 43 dedicated and passionate students volunteered to be a part of the skit, representing their grade and class pride.
The class council is a role model for the students of Woodbridge and showed great teamwork and communication.
