While the weather is getting colder, Penn-Trafford High School is heating things up with a new winter formal, a Sadie Hawkins Snow Ball dance. This means that girls will ask the guys, a reverse of the traditional dances where the guy asks the girl.
The dance, which is being sponsored by the Community Action Program (CAP), has a semi-formal dress code with long dresses encouraged, but all students are welcome to wear what they feel comfortable. The Snow Ball is scheduled to take place on Jan. 25 in the main gym, formatted like Homecoming with students able to go into the cafeteria to relax and talk. The dance is open for students in any grade, with tickets being sold for $20 in the cafeteria during lunch or in Nurse Popovich’s office from Jan. 6 to 21.
The Snow Ball was the brainchild of sophomore Skylar Matz, who came up with the idea while chatting with her friends.
“My friends and I were talking about wanting another dance and I remembered that Norwin had a Snow Ball every year, so I decided to do something about it and make it happen,” stated Matz.
Once the dance got official approval from the administration, the project needed a sponsor, so Matz approached CAP, which she is a member of, about making the dance officially happen. Lisa Popovich, who is the CAP sponsor, agreed that it would be a fun opportunity for many students and that CAP would take it on.
“[The dance] is wonderful because it is a winter thing,” stated Popovich. “After Christmas, there is a let-down, so by having this dance it is something to look forward to.”
From there different details of the dance were hammered out, like the decision to make the dance a Sadie Hawkins.
“I chose it to be girls asking guys because I wanted to give girls a chance to show the guys it is really not that hard to do, and honestly I think girls could make much more creative proposals,” stated Matz.
Matz and the rest of CAP are hoping that the event will become an annual tradition for P-T like Homecoming and Prom.
“I’m hoping that this event stays and we continue to do it for years to come,” stated Matz. “I think this event could be just as fun as Homecoming, but it’s honestly up to us as high schoolers to make it fun and make the best of it.”
The Snow Ball will be just one of the many projects that CAP participates in across the high school and community every year. They are also a part of multiple food drives, a winter toy drive and the ever popular Big Buddy Program.
With 539 members, CAP has a mission of volunteering and helping high school students to understand the importance of giving back.
“We need to help others in the community,” stated Popovich. “CAP helps teach students to not think just about themselves, but thinking about others and how what we can do together can make things better for others.”
If any students are interested in joining CAP they are always welcoming new members. All a student has to do is sign up on their website, https://www.pthscap.com/, and pay the $10 fee, which can be turned in at the Nurse’s office.
“We [CAP] always have things going on,” stated Popovich. “It is a great way to get your 30 hours of community service and a great way to help the community.”
By Mia Williams; Managing Editor