Homecoming is such a great week at WHS. The culminating event is our dance on Saturday night. We are looking forward to another wonderful event. I have included our expectations for all WHS dances. We want students to have fun, but also to make good decisions as well as remember this is a school sponsored event and we have rules that must be followed.
Dance Expectations: Various social activities,
such as dances, are planned periodically throughout the school year. Generally
these activities are for the members of the Washougal High School student body
only. Students can bring one guest to a dance. This guest
and WHS students must provide photo identification and sign a form saying they
will follow all dance rules. No guests will be allowed over the age of 20 or
below 9th grade. Picture identification
is required of all students and guests to attend dances/activities. Any
instructions given by the advisor(s) or chaperones must be followed. Students at
all school-sponsored events off campus will be governed by school district
rules and regulations. No one will be allowed to re-enter a
dance or activity after leaving (this includes all sporting activities). All
dances end at 11:00 p.m. If you are being picked up by a parent, please have them arrive at 11:00 pm.
Dance Dress Code and Behavior Standards: The
behavior standards that apply during the school day also apply at dances. The
expectation is that students display appropriate behavior while at dances,
either on the school premises or at off-campus locations. Inappropriate
behavior is detailed in the Washougal High School Dance Expectations. A
student’s violation of the school’s dance expectations will be grounds for
removal from the dance.
Parents should
look at their student's attire prior to them leaving for a school dance or
activity. Use the dress code below to make sure they are appropriately dressed. If a question whether
or not the student’s clothing meets these expectations, please err on the side
of caution and choose another outfit. Administration
will assess attire at the door.
Coming to a dance inappropriately
dressed will result in a student being turned away at the door and sent home
with no refund. Students who were dropped off will be asked to call
their parent to come pick them up. If no parent can be contacted, the
student(s) will remain in the registration area of the dance and wait for their
intended transportation home.
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Ladies’ dresses must be no shorter than the middle of the thigh.
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The tops of all dresses must fully cover the breast area. Excessive
cleavage is not allowed. V-neck dresses must not plunge any deeper than the
bottom of the bra line area.
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At no point on the dress should any part of the midriff be exposed.
Dress backs must not fall below the waist (not the hip bone).
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Dresses may not have slits that go higher the middle of the thigh.
The style
of dance over the past few years has become a concern. Our goal is not to
inhibit students' creativity but to bring acceptable decorum back to the
dances. Appropriateness of dancing will
be assessed by the WHS staff throughout the dance.
·
Several students dancing nearly on top of one another is not allowed.
·
Bumping, grinding or any dancing of a sexual nature is not allowed (as
determined by the staff).
Students
attending any WHS dance will be given a wristband on entering the dance. If a
staff member encounters inappropriate dancing he/she will speak to the student
and remove the wristband. If a staff member encounters the same
student(s) and they have not discontinued the inappropriate dancing, they will
be asked to leave the dance without refund.