The concept originated in the Li’l Abner comic strip created by Al Capp, in which unmarried women chased bachelor’s to find a husband. The comic sparked a trend, and by 1939, just two years after the concept was created, more than 200 colleges were hosting events similar that of Sadie Hawkins.
For the first time in several years, Gulf Breeze High School held its own Sadie Hawkins dance as a fundraiser for the Class of 2027’s gift. The idea was re-introduced by student Claire Pollitt and backed by the senior class after hearing about the concept from other schools.
Mrs. Bell, who is the advisor for SGA, comments on their preparations for the event, “We’ve been doing a lot. We have to organize the dance and see who wants to hold it. We did Homecoming at the school and the students wanted to think of something in a better location that makes more people want to attend since it’ll be outside of school. So, I started asking around and Highpoint offered to give us the venue for free. Then we started figuring out which decorations looked best, and we decided with a Valentine’s Day theme since that’s the point of Sadie Hawkins.”…