Proceeds from winter dance went to Haiti Relief

This year, students had the opportunity to donate money to Haiti when they attended the winter dance on Saturday, Feb. 20.

“Student government usually likes to donate money to good causes. It was a great way to get people to the dance and donate at the same time,” student body president Luke Hoffman said.

“The Student Government decided without input from me to donate proceeds from the dance to Haiti relief. I entirely support their decision. Given the great need, and our ability to give, I think these are very commendable actions for our students to take,” principal Annetta Petty said.

The theme of the dance this year was Red Carpet, which meant students could choose dress like their favorite celebrities. Instead of the usual dance location of the gym, winter formal took place in the Commons, junior Abby Floyd said.

According to junior Claire Gawaluck, there weren’t a lot of people at the dance.
“The dance was okay,” Gawaluck said. “But it was a good idea to send the money to Haiti.”

Sophomore Whitney Cummins also agreed with Gawaluck.

It was pretty good. There were a bunch of kids dressed like old people, which made my day,” Cummins said.

“I really like how the money went to Haiti,” Floyd added. “I didn’t stay very long, but that was okay because I knew where the money was going. They deserve it more than I do.”

Proceeds from the winter dance were donated to Unicef, which is dedicated to work for children’s rights, according to www.unicef.org.