By Nina Marie Amadeo, Alex Taglieri and Erin Heidlberger
Staff Writers
With an estimated $2,000 in profit, conga lines throughout the night and tons of fist-pumping, the Class of 2012’s Carnival Dance was judged a success by students and advisers alike.
The usually bland cafeteria was covered in streamers that formed a circus tent and the ceiling pulsed with lights in the shape of music notes. Students were impressed with the decorations, but the highest praise went to DJ George.
Freshman Kyle Baird remarked on the “…awesome music and great people. They really outdid themselves”, he said of the sponsors, the senior class.
“I like the dancing, and the people, and the music. I like the whole thing, it’s a great night,”
added sophomore Justin Lippert, also of Middletown.
“I’m really enjoying myself! The DJ’s amazing. I never went to my middle school dances, I’m really glad I came to this one,” said freshman Caroline Ibarra.
Senior Vice President Brian Murphy said the senior class will try and book the same DJ for prom. When asked about the theme, Murphy said it evolved over time.
“We were all trying to come up with a theme everyone would want to go to. It was originally going to be this grunge carnival thing, like the posters, but obviously that didn’t happen,” he said. “When I counted it up we’d bought about two miles of streamers and tons of balloons. I like this one, it all came together really well.”
Murphy also had high praise for senior class adviser Justine Lane, who he called “the reason our class is so successful and everyone has fun at our events.”
Lane said she wasn’t crazy about the theme at first.
“I needed to step back on this one and I’m very glad I did,” Lane said. “I have no idea why this dance was such a success, but I’m glad. I think the seniors are excited, the freshmen are just such a great class, the sophomores are finally coming into their own and the juniors are just nervous and excited about everything. You just get this feeling that it’s going to be such a great year.”
“The dance is a great way to start off the year,” said junior Jacob Pirogovsky. “You get to meet all the new students and see everyone again. What’s not to love?”
As if to emphasize his point, a chorus of screams ensued as all 225 students in attendance realized that the generic remix being played was actually “Tonight, Tonight” by Hot Chelle Rae. When everyone started to sing along, it truly felt like “a party on the rooftop, top of the world.”