Harmonie Ortiz also contributed to this article
The school year begins, and people are finally starting to adjust to the school and their brand-new classes. As students become settled into their classes, the preparation for Homecoming begins. Homecoming marks the first dance of the school year, it is a dance that incorporates all grades, from freshmen to seniors. Homecoming starts with the traditional football game and finishes with the dance. Whether you’re going with friends or a date, maybe even both, this is a time to hang out and make new memories together.
Homecoming is full of new opportunities to make friends, hang out with people, and so much more. Everyone listens to music and celebrates together. Many special memories can be formed from this event. Many traditions are made, such as your first time going to a football game or even your first time being asked out with a poster. This creates memories that last a lifetime and will continue to happen through generations.
Once the theme of the dance is released along with the date, students begin to rise with excitement and start to think “what should I wear?”, “who am I going to go with?”, and “what do I need to do?” People are panicked in their freshman and senior year to set the year off or end their last year on the best note. One big question is “should I make a poster?” This poster-making tradition to ask someone out has been around since the 2000s. Is it worth keeping?
Various homecoming traditions, such as the football game, showcase Malden High School’s school spirit and set the fall mood. Although the football game has been a hit, the views on poster tradition have differed among people. Band teacher, Lauren Foley, stated her opinions from when she was in high school, “It’s nice to watch, but would I want that attention, no.”
Junior Imyrah Occius shared a similar view, “The idea of asking someone is cute, but that isn’t for me.” This is the awkwardness of getting a proposal that a lot of people won’t talk about, but having all that attention can make you feel weird or even make you feel bad, depending on your answer.
When it comes to making the posters, genuine thoughts and ideas about what they love contribute to the design, painting an even larger, meaningful purpose. One of the ideas was coffee for senior Fiona Youmell, “I loved the idea of coffee because I love coffee!” exclaimed Youmell. This shows the thought you put into this person and how well you really know them. “It’s a good way to show appreciation to friends and lovers,” said Youmell.
Similarly, some see it as a way to express themselves. Sophomore Meybelin Guadron contributed to making a poster for Junior Esther Mei Noche. Her thoughts were, “It shows how much you care about that person,” Guadron continued, “it was really sweet the fact that he paid attention to her likes and her.”
As we have seen, Homecoming posters can be perceived in many ways, evoking an array of emotions.One thing we know going forward is that people will continue this tradition of asking people out with thoughtful posters. No matter how embarrassing, cliche, or corny it may seem to others. Now the question is: Would you like to be asked out?
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