Homecoming memories not the same due to Covid-19

Imagine dancing six feet away from your date, or standing socially distant at the punch bowl. It seems impossible, doesn’t it? 

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That was just one of the reasons the Alliance High School administration decided to cancel the homecoming dance for 2020.

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But while the dance was cancelled, students on the homecoming court were honored at the football game against Carrollton.

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\tSeniors Kayla Martin and Kyler Cameron were named the Homecoming queen and king. Court members were seniors Matthew Eversdyke and Alyssa White, juniors Brennan Bell and Reese Grisez, sophomores Camden Nicholson and X’Nai Hatcher and freshmen Brendan Zurbrugg and Anna Eversdyke.

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“I love homecoming, yet I understand one hundred percent why it had to be cancelled,” says Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, one of the teachers who put a lot of thought into whether the dance should commence.

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Mrs. Nicolle Boehm sent students a notice that the dance was cancelled. In the end, she said, it was decided not to risk “school being closed down again because of a dance.” 

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That meant freshmen have to wait till next year to attend their first homecoming dance, while seniors missed out on their last opportunity.

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“(The dances) are a great way of socializing. You can meet new people, make new friendships, or just go and have fun,” said senior Kyler Cameron, the homecoming king. 

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“The biggest thing I’ve taken from our school dances, as silly as it sounds, were the memories created,” he said. “They’re something I’ll always have, and be able to share.”

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 “It would’ve been my first high school dance,” said Audrey Blyer, a freshman. “I was most excited to go with my friends and have a good time with them, and I was excited to do something I’ve been looking forward to for years.” she said. 

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Julia Schwartz, a senior who plays for the girls soccer, cross country, swim and track teams, took a philosophical approach to the situation. 

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“It makes me wish that I had appreciated the others more as they happened,” she said. “Always appreciate what you have when you have it, because you never know when it will end.” 

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While the pandemic is still in full swing, students hope the spring will be better. No spring events have been cancelled so far.