Planning for Homecoming is a chaotic task that adds stress on top of the already hectic lives of students trying to navigate the beginning of the school year.
There are many problems to solve: Where am I gonna get a corsage or boutonniere? Who will my date be? Where will we take pictures? Where will we eat dinner? What are our plans after the dance?
These questions are difficult to answer, especially when planning for large groups that often go together — the larger the group, the more crowded restaurants and photo locations become.
On top of these struggles, this year, MHS and Lafayette have homecoming on the same day, making every aforementioned task significantly more difficult.
Two close proximity schools having homecoming dances on the same night will clog up restaurants and photo locations. Local businesses will be further strangled by teenagers looking for pre-dance plans.
Plus, it is common for teenagers to date someone from a neighboring school. Some MHS students may have Lafayette students as their date. This means that one of the two will likely have to make a sacrifice and not go to their own school dance. They may even awkwardly try to split time between the dances, taking away time from enjoying the event.
The simplest solution would be just a week apart for the two dances. Nobody takes advantage of their synchronized time.
