Spring Festival becomes the “new” Sadie’s

Mushrooms, brightly colored flowers, a wild cat and tea parties came together in this year’s Sadie’s Dance and Spring Festival, “A Night in Wonderland,” held on March 13, 2022.

Student Council hosted this event and with a lot of hard work and dedication, they were able to create a beautiful scene using elements from Disney’s Classic, Alice in Wonderland. Angelina Ford, a senior and Chair of Dances for Sierra Vista’s Student Council, was in charge of this wonderful event. “This was the first event where so many clubs came together and made a full success,” stated Ford. Along with the making of this wonderful occasion, Student Council created a week of spirit days to essentially get everyone into the “spirit” of the festival, as well as, the Spring Assembly that was held on Friday, March 12, 2022, with an incident that included a thrilling game of musical chairs that went viral.

Usually guys ask girls to dances, but Sadie’s involves girls asking guys. The idea of a girl asking a guy to a dance comes from a comic strip, “Li’l Abner.” It led to a day in November where unmarried women could chase bachelors around town and if caught, the men would marry them.

The dress of the dance was casual, but typically with Sadie’s, one would match with their date or whoever they plan on going with. “It wasn’t that difficult to come up with something, we just were on the phone, and online shopped together till we figured something out,” stated Nicholas Tsai, a sophomore here at SVHS.

Additionally, in the hopes of starting a new tradition, this event is also a Spring Festival to welcome in the new season and nice weather. Still, a lot of people did not attend due to the fact that people viewed this event strictly as a dance rather than a festival. “I didn’t want people to think of it just as a dance and not go simply because a girl didn’t ask them. It was a time to also make memories with friends.” stated Ford. The festival included a variety of games and activities hosted by different clubs. There was giant jenga, face painting, bowling, and even a donut from a string eating contest.

Students paid $15 for admission which offered them a choice from a variety of foods and participation in several games as stated before.There was also a photo booth ran by the yearbook teacher, Mr. Jurvelin.

The middle of the year is unquestionably the most difficult time of the year, so the festival and dance had a positive impact on students and faculty. Going forward, however, Student Council plans to simply call this event the Spring Festival rather than a Sadie’s dance “I am very proud with the work my student council did with decorations and execution, and know they will pull another great spring fest again next year,” concluded Ford.