Students would typically go home once school has ended, but some would stay after school and help teachers prepare for upcoming events such as school fairs, dances, etc.
All schools love hosting events to keep their kids happy and proud that they chose that school. But in some cases, these events don’t go as planned. There’s many reasons as to why events would be considered a failure, whether it be a poor budget, bad promotions, or the lack of help put into the event. To put it simply, the more the merrier, which is why teachers try to encourage students to help prepare beforehand.
“Simply put it this way, if you have high expectations for anything, you have to put the effort for it. You’re not gonna be in a situation as close to prom ever again. There’s not gonna be a time where you organize a big trip to six flags with your friends without worrying about most of the costs. You’re never gonna e in situations with these people ever again, but you’re gonna remember this stuff. You don’t remember high school for the exams, you remember it for the trips, the dances, and all that stuff.” Senior advisor Samantha Escalera said.
As students go through the stages of high school, by their senior year, they don’t really care about much. They just want to graduate and move on in life, but how would senior year be fun without students putting in at least a bit of effort? With previous seniors barely participating, the other students tend to slack as well so graduating year would seem dull. But through recent events, the students who tend to help the most are the senior class of 2024.
“I stay after school very often…I plan on going to any event that is being hosted by the art club, yearbook committee, senior committee, and National Art Honors Society…” Said president of Senior Committee Evelyn Alonso.
Among the few seniors that actually help make Dewey more fun, they can all tell you how much work goes into these events. Even something as simple as creating and setting up decorations could take hours to plan and create because they want it to look as good as possible.
“The latest I’ve stayed after school was 9pm in order to prepare and host the spring fling.” President of Senior Committee Evelyn Alonso said.
So what can be done to get more assistance with these events? The answer is quite simple – influence the freshman to help out. Have a few younger students help out with these events, this’ll teach them how to work as a team and make new friends. Senior at John Dewey, Sammy Bertrand said, “You could talk to them and say ‘hey you should do this’ and tell them you’ll get community service hours. Also mention how you can put in your college resume that you’ve helped out on several occasions all throughout high school.”
However, even with the time and effort spent on events, they can be a total failure in one way or another. For instance, last year Dewey hosted a Spring Fling in the gym – it was one of the first dances in the gym and it was supposed to be one of the best dances to end off the school year, but it was the complete opposite. Only a few people could say it was a disaster, mainly because only a few people actually witnessed the event go down.
“I think that the spring fling was good in theory, but bad because it accidentally lined up with the AP exams, so we can take the bad experience from that, and use it as a reference for future events.” senior advisor Samantha Escalera said.
Events always take time and consideration to fulfill, so students should think about finding ways to participate in more events. In doing so, they’ll be able to gain community service hours, develop teamwork skills, and make the event better for everyone.
