By KAREN JAEN
Dancing the night away with a significant other is the idea behind the Sweetheart Dance being held Feb. 12.
After a three year hiatus, the Senior Class decided to revive the tradition of a Sadie Hawkins style dance, which makes the dance girl’s choice.
“The officers truly wanted to have [the dance]. They worked all through the summer to bring back part of the past,” Senior Class sponsor Sarah Kittrell said.
They also revived it to give underclassmen the opportunity to attend another dance during the school year.
“[The dance is Sadie Hawkins] because it gives the girls options and it makes the girls feel what the boys feel when they ask us,” Kittrell said.
Girls come up with creative ideas such as incorporating inside jokes from the couple’s relationship or utilizing the help of their club or team members to execute the idea.
“I made signs that said “Hank, Sweetheart Dance with me?” and then the stunts went up. Instead of the cheerleaders holding the BHS signs [they were holding the signs I made and], I was standing at the end holding the last sign,” freshman Madison Nagle said.
Senior Emily Oswald created a plan to ask senior Jefferson Guetzloe; she spelled out “Sweetheart?” with candy hearts on his desk.
“[I felt] happy and excited. [Having a Sadie Hawkins] is a fun way to mix things up. It’s interesting to change roles,” Guetzloe said.
The dance is being held at the Orlando Museum of Art located on 2416 North Mills Avenue.
“We wanted [something nicer]; we didn’t want a community center. [It] becomes dressier and more special,” Kittrell said.
Attire for the dance is considered to be less formal than homecoming and formal enough as if one were going out to dinner.
The dress code is dressy casual, guys should wear casual khakis and a nice shirt. Girls should wear casual dresses. Senior class recommends church dresses.
The 2011 Sweetheart Court:
Baking Braves- Mackenzie Sexton and Clay Townsend
BBC- Ligia Borges and Jake Smith
Best Buddies- Kayla Dollar
Boys Basketball- Conner Hungerford
Bravettes- Rachel Burch and Alex Swartwood
Chorus- Cathy Lam and Jacob LaStarza
Cross Country- Julianne Huhn and Walker Jordan
Drama- Ashley Connelly and Carlos Santiago
FCA- Alexa Rossi and Jeff Guetzloe
Football/Cheerleader- Max Lang and Kaitlyn Maschinot
French Club- Cinzia Calabretta and Alex Acosta
Girls Basketball- Shandise Hall
Girls Golf- Caroline Rohe
Hi-lights- Jessica McCoy and David Matteson
Hilights.org- Vivien Quattrone and Brendan Hall
Legend- Caley Brock David Ballard
Mu Alpha Theta- Stephanie Tachon and Matthew Love
Senior Class- Taylor Dudley and Nicky Hall
SGA- Sarah Daly
Social Justice- Hilary Armstrong and Lauren Wood
Spanish Club- Cassie Spielman and Laura Bolivar
Spanish Honor Society- Taylor Davis
Sports Medicine- Caroline Shearouse and Alison Heffernan
Swim/Water Polo- Kelli Heilman and Nicholas White
The Haven- Emily Oswald andTony Ray
Young Republicans- Annika Podeswa and Jalen Taylor