From homecoming in the fall to prom in the spring, Benilde St. Margaret’s provides an assortment of dances for students to attend. BSM dances are filled with fun activities, dancing, and food for students to eat. These activities may keep students occupied for a little while, but after about an hour, there are often few students who remain at the dance. BSM dances should require students to stay for the perfect amount of time to ensure everyone engages with all the dance has to offer.
Each year, there are three dances held for the high school students. In the fall, there is homecoming, held in BSM’s great hall. Next, there is the sweetheart dance in February to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Finally, there is prom in the spring, which is held for junior and senior students. Although half of the high school is not allowed to attend prom, attendance remains high. Following school dances, there is no question that students hold afterparties for their friends to attend. These afterparties are talked about all throughout the high school, and students are eager to attend them once they leave the school dance, making them one of the leading factors to students not wanting to stay at dances for long periods of time.
In past years, students were required to stay at certain dances, for example, last year at prom. The dance started at 7:00, and students were allowed to leave at 9:30. I remember feeling ready to leave towards the end of the night, and I felt the dance was too long. Despite this, I do believe that requiring students to stay was beneficial, as I wasn’t worried about my friends leaving the dance without me, and I always knew where everyone was…