By Caden Simpson and Olivia Hudak – Social Media Editors

The Junior Cotillion was held at Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange on April 21. The dance was held from 6:30-10 p.m., with food and dessert served throughout the night. Students were able to enjoy a DJ and photo booth and all in attendance had a great time. We asked Junior Class President Ike Opayemi about the event:

Caden Simpson & Olivia Hudak:  How much went into planning the Cotillion?

Ike Opayemi: For cotillion we spent quite a few months planning for what we were going to have there and how the dance was going to work. There were a lot of council meetings and Google Forms sent out to the class to gauge the opinions of the actual class and decide as a council what we wanted the environment to feel like.

CS & OH: “How successful would you say the dance went and what contributed to it being so?”

IO: I feel like Cotillion was pretty successful. Beforehand we got great feedback from the junior class which I think contributed a great amount to the dance’s success. The decorations and the 360 photo booth made the dance really fun for a lot of people as well.

CS & OH: Did you and the other students enjoy the theme? How was the theme executed?

IO: If I’m going to be honest, the theme was executed within the decorations, but if I had control I probably wouldn’t do it again. There was just a lot of disagreement on it and many didn’t go along with it (which I’m personally fine with, but then there’s really no point in having a theme in the first place).

CS & OH: Is there anything you would change if you had the chance to plan Cotillion again?

IO: I probably would have had more interactive activities. Because of spring break we really just didn’t have the time to have these activities take place, but in the future hopefully. I would also probably work on a more general theme based on colors just so it’s easier for people to stick to it.

CS & OH: What would you say the highlight of the dance was?

IO: I think the photo booth was a highlight for a lot of people and contributed to people having a lot of fun. Overall, so glad that cotillion was a success and super glad that people enjoyed it.