Shimmering streamers of blue, white, and gold, and the glow of a disco ball will welcome students to Dos Pueblos High School’s 2025 homecoming: A Night in Greece.
“We wanted something original that hadn’t been done before,” said Valeria Delgado (12), DPHS Associated Student Body President.
The Leadership class is responsible for planning the dance, with help from the DPHS Activities Director, Scott Guttentag. The decision process for the theme involved leadership officers making slide shows and getting input from the ultimate dance planning overseers, the DPHS Athletics Director, Sienna Van Alphen, and Guttentag.
“We got it down to four, which we then went into a deeper dive to make slides for those which would correlate with all the decorations,” Delgado said.
Leadership was originally inspired by last year’s musical production, “Mamma Mia,” put on by DPHS Theater Company. “Mamma Mia,” a movie, musical, and book is a romance that takes place on the fictional Greek island, Kalokairi.
“We talked to [Ian] Perry a little bit, and he talked about ‘Mamma Mia’ last year, and how that could be a good theme,” Delgado said. “I think we all decided that it’d be easy, but also just a very fun and a really good theme to do.”
DPHS theater already had access to “Mamma Mia” inspired decorations, which influenced the theme and made organization much easier according to Delgado.
A large part of the homecoming dance are the outfits students wear. Dressing on theme is encouraged, but not required.
One way students can dress on-theme is through the colors they choose to wear.
Colors associated with the Night in Greece theme include: blue, white, cream, and gold.
Students could also try a complimentary color if these don’t interest them, like a yellow or a pink.
Another part of dressing to theme is the actual attire:short dresses with sequins or glitter are common styles for homecoming. Students who will not be wearing a dress are encouraged to wear a nice dress suit. The 2025 Homecoming king, Kaarlo Anderson (12), said he will be dressed in a white suit with gold accessories, as well as white shoes with gold laces.
“I try to stand out all the time, that’s usually my thing,” Anderson said.
In order to protect the gym floor from damage, DPHS administration is implementing a ban against high heels at homecoming dances. Sandals or open toed shoes are not allowed as well, due to safety concerns. Delgado said the leadership class suggests students can wear cowboy boots and sneakers to the homecoming dance.
Additionally, togas will not be permitted to the homingcoming dance. Delgado said Leadership was concerned that students would not wear clothing underneath and further stated the history of togas are not Greek.
Delgado urges students to dress appropriately and remain dressed throughout the dance, as there have been past instances of students “ripping off” their shirts.
The dance is on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Dos Pueblos gym. Tickets are available online on GoFan.
