Snowcoming? by Mallory Hass
Snowcoming is the homecoming of the winter months. Many schools have a winter formal, snowball, or some other form of dance that takes place in the winter.
Snowcoming was originally scheduled for Saturday, the 18th of February; however, the annual Never Forgotten basketball game between Saugatuck and Fennville was scheduled for the same day. Snowcoming will now take place in March instead of February.
Much like Homecoming, Snowcoming is a bit less formal than prom is. Typically, mini dresses are worn and tennis shoes are a common sight to see on the dance floor. Prom, on the other hand, consists of floor-length dresses and dress shoes, as well as full-suits.
Though there aren’t football games for Snowcoming, basketball games are often held the night before the dance and are considered the “Snowcoming games”. At Saugatuck High School, the spirit crew will plan out lunchtime games for the week of snowcoming, as well as daily dress-up themes for every day of the week that the dance occurs.
Snowcoming, Homecoming, and Prom are all held on Saturdays. Homecoming and Snowcoming at SHS take place at the High School itself, whereas Prom will usually take place at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts.
If you’re being picky, colors that are typically worn at wintery-dances include cool shades of blue, purple, and green, as well as black and white. At Homecoming, on the other hand, you’ll likely see more summery-colors, such as lighter pinks, reds, and warm shades of blue and green.
Just like Homecoming, high schoolers are invited to the dance and middle schoolers are only allowed to attend if they were invited by a high school student. At prom, only Juniors and Seniors are invited and underclassmen are allowed to attend if they are invited by either a Junior or a Senior.
Some common lunchtime activities at SHS include the following: bingo, trivia, volleyball, basketball, a bake sale, or even a dance-off. Common dress-up themes are as follows: grout (gray) out, PJ day, formal day, class colors day, soccer mom vs barbeque dad, Barbie vs Ken, decades day, country vs country club, and many others.
Snowcoming was originally scheduled for Saturday, the 18th of February; however, the annual Never Forgotten basketball game between Saugatuck and Fennville was scheduled for the same day. Snowcoming will now take place in March instead of February.
Much like Homecoming, Snowcoming is a bit less formal than prom is. Typically, mini dresses are worn and tennis shoes are a common sight to see on the dance floor. Prom, on the other hand, consists of floor-length dresses and dress shoes, as well as full-suits.
Though there aren’t football games for Snowcoming, basketball games are often held the night before the dance and are considered the “Snowcoming games”. At Saugatuck High School, the spirit crew will plan out lunchtime games for the week of snowcoming, as well as daily dress-up themes for every day of the week that the dance occurs.
Snowcoming, Homecoming, and Prom are all held on Saturdays. Homecoming and Snowcoming at SHS take place at the High School itself, whereas Prom will usually take place at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts.
If you’re being picky, colors that are typically worn at wintery-dances include cool shades of blue, purple, and green, as well as black and white. At Homecoming, on the other hand, you’ll likely see more summery-colors, such as lighter pinks, reds, and warm shades of blue and green.
Just like Homecoming, high schoolers are invited to the dance and middle schoolers are only allowed to attend if they were invited by a high school student. At prom, only Juniors and Seniors are invited and underclassmen are allowed to attend if they are invited by either a Junior or a Senior.
Some common lunchtime activities at SHS include the following: bingo, trivia, volleyball, basketball, a bake sale, or even a dance-off. Common dress-up themes are as follows: grout (gray) out, PJ day, formal day, class colors day, soccer mom vs barbeque dad, Barbie vs Ken, decades day, country vs country club, and many others.