Homecoming Dance Expectations-2012

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. 

·      Ladies’ dresses must be no shorter than the middle of the thigh.

·      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.

·      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).

·      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.