Traditionally, dances carry themes like Under the Sea, Starry Night, Black and White, or something based off of a movie. This year, Student Government chose a less conventional route and selected Cereal as the homecoming theme.

The homecoming theme selection meeting was held Tuesday, June 7 with representatives from all grades in attendance. Cereal, which is a “joke” theme entered every year and was not expected to win, made it through the bracket-style elimination to the “Final Four.” Cereal was up against Pixar, space and recess/playground.

After the Student Government twitter account released the theme on the site, students shared their mixed reactions.

“I think [the students] have a right to be upset, but they should respect the decisions made,” senior class president Andrew Adams said.

Some students still have issues with the theme or are disappointed in the selection of cereal. One student, senior Ana Paz, started a Change.org petiton to fight for a new theme to be selected.

“It’s my senior year and I wanted a cool homecoming theme,” Paz said.
“I saw it work at my old school for an issue and I thought maybe that something could come out of it.”

Cereal Club and its co-founders seniors Tiffany Nogoy and Caroline Schlimgen are excited to see the theme’s effects on their club, especially as it gets closer to Oct. 8.

“We’ve only had one meeting [this year] so I think once the theme gets around to the underclassmen and it gets closer to homecoming, there might be more people,” Schlimgen said.

Nogoy added, “Cereal Club hasn’t gotten any hate. People still love Cereal Club.”

Many students are positive about the theme.

“I thought it would be a fun idea to put the float together,” freshman Ellie Bossenberger said. “[The theme] might make people not want to come but it probably won’t because homecoming is just to have fun. It doesn’t really matter what the theme is.”

Despite the different feelings, some students have several ideas how this may affect future themes.

“I think it’ll give more freedom for people to pick something more outside of the box,” Bossenberger said.