School Dances: Would a bucket of water make us listen?
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June 6, 2009
Filed under Entertainment
The music is loud, the students are dancing, the Cyclone Room is crowded and the lights are
dimmed. Where are you? You must be attending an Ottawa High School dance. For parents, teachers, local citizens and even some of our own students there are a lot of controversial questions regarding these popular school events.
The favorite: “How close is too close?”. According to Mr. Rick Johnson, principal, it’s not that hard of a concept to grasp.
“We would definitely prefer that all of the students follow the rules and dance face-to-face,” Johnson said. “The bumping and grinding is absolutely not okay. Most of the time students are way too close to one another, and if we need to get a cold bucket of water to get our point across then we will.”
The majority of students disregard this rule, but this year that is expected to change; the rules will be enforced. Many students have expressed their opinions on the topic stating that it is an absurd rule and that students should be able to dance the way that they want.
“I do think that sometimes students cross the line with dancing too close and touchy, but not everyone does. So, its not fair to just take it away from everyone. To me grinding is okay to a certain point, and you just have to know your limits,” said Simiyah White,sophomore.
Some students feel like the dances are often out of control and some things need to be addressed and taken care of.
“I don’t attend school dances because of a lot of reasons. There is a lot of traffic that I don’t want to put up with and I have heard that some students come to the dances after drinking and I don’t want to have a part of that. I just don’t think its very safe,” said Christel Sieg, sophomore.
Another big question on a lot of students’ minds is the types of music that are appropriate.
“There is to be no profanity whatsoever, and absolutely no talk about any type of sexual behaviors,” Johnson said. “The music genre is ultimately decided by the DJ and and whomever is sponsoring the dance.”
The genre of music played at our school dances are generally the same each time.
“They need to vary the type of music. Like, more than just hip-hop, and play more up-beat songs. I was really glad though when there was no Sandstorm at the Back to School Dance because it’s so pointless, it just causes problems,” said Daisy Duarte,junior.
The music affects whether the students enjoy the dance and teachers and staff as well.
“I do enjoy going to the school dances because they haven’t changed much since when I was a student. However, I do feel a lot of the music that is played is insulting and profane and I don’t like listening to it,” said Bethany Hofmeier, Biology teacher.
Though the rules were not strictly enforced regarding dancing and music choice as maybe they should have been at the Back to School Dance, the main rule that was enforced was the re-entering. Students who left the building before the dance was over were not allowed re-enter the building.
“The rules are the rules,” Mr. Ryan Cobbs said in an effort to make it very clear to all of the students.
Some students may think the rules are ridiculous, and others may think that they are not strict enough. Johnson reassures us that the rules are set in stone and will be put into action this year.
OHS Dance Rules & Regulations:
- must be a student at Ottawa High School
- guests must be approved at 24 hours prior to dance
- guests must be attending school
- guests must be in grades 9-12
- once you come in you stay
- no outside food/drink
- student Id’s are required
- no profanity from students or in music
- no sexual behavior, or talk of sexual behavior
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Danon Taylor
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