Who else recalls those really cute and cheesy 80’s movies where the good guy gets the pretty girl during their senior year of high school and they dance the night away at one of the school dances? I would completely love for that to happen to me.

Although sadly, I don’t think Andrew McCarthy will be waiting around for a waltz due to the fact that we only have two school dances. If we had the Courtwarming dance back, then more of us daydreamers could have one more chance to have their cute magic and subtly cheesy moment with Mr. McCarthy.

I understand the reason the dance was cut from the school schedule was due to the fact that students simply did not show up for the event. I am sure a good amount of freshman and sophomores would love going to a Courtwarming dance since they cannot go to Prom unless they find an upperclassman date, which, in my opinion, is hard enough to find a date as it is.

Our school is a place that takes pride in its school spirit and we could increase that if we add this dance back into the school’s schedule. For example, if attendance was down at Prom for a year, then would the school just cancel it? Not at all. Prom is part of the high school tradition.

Stuco mostly focuses on the big dances of the school year, but if they brought back the traditional Courtwarming dance and hoped that it wasn’t scheduled on Valentine’s Day or base it around the holiday, then attendance might go up. It may take some work, but I know that I would love to dress up for one more dance in the year.

It is also a little odd to me that Liberty North still has the traditional Courtwarming with a theme and dance while LHS just makes the court even hotter with a volleyball game. All profits from Spike It Up go to LHS’ Special Olympics, however we could really make something extraordinary out of a Courtwarming dance next year with the new field house we are being provided, which could bring even more donations for Special Olympics.

Whether it just be with a group of friends, a date or with your 80’s sweetheart, Courtwarming dance is missed and will not be forgotten. I hope future generations at LHS will be able to get to experience the dances that their parents would reminisce about.