by Andrea Liu and Joy Chen
As Homecoming rapidly approaches, students have begun extending elaborate invitations to each other across campus.
“My date loves Harry Potter, and so I sent her letters of acceptances in each one of her classes hinting at where to meet,” said Danny Le (’13). “At the end of the day, there I was at the Bowl with flowers, Jamba Juice, and a poster asking her to Homecoming.”
“I definitely had butterflies in my stomach,” Le said. “I was nervous and excited at the same time, but after she said yes, I felt very accomplished.”
Alvin Truong (’13) asked his date during class.
“I just asked Mr. Collins if he would be okay if I asked her during class and he was okay with it!” Truong said.
“So, basically I raised my hand to go to the bathroom and then [my friends, Raymond Phan (’13) and Austin Beck (’13)] raised their hands to go to the bathroom,” said Truong. “Mr. Collins played along making a frustrated face like he was suspicious that we were all going at the same time.
Outside, Truong took a poster out of his backpack and a bouquet of flowers and walked in the class room and asked her to go to Homecoming.
“She said yes,” he said.
Other students chose not to ask their dates at school. Many staged invitations at elaborate locations such as restaurants, the beach, or the museum. Tricia Vuong (’14) was asked at home.
“Dylan Painter (’13) and Jessica Le (’13) showed up on my doorstep on a random Saturday afternoon telling me we were going to hang out for Dylan’s birthday and get Boba,” Vuong said. “After minutes of stalling, they put a blindfold on me and kidnapped me and soon enough I was in the back of a trunk. They put headphones on me and the music started playing and I noticed it was a Disney medley, because I love Disney.
“All of a sudden, various friends came around the car and started lip syncing to the music playing and acting out the various Disney scenes. After several different scenes, everyone came together at the end and formed an aisle. The car stopped moving and out came my date with flowers. It was amazing.”
A personal asking, though, is better than an elaborate one, said Meagan Faller (’13).
“Personal is better because it means [my date] actually sat down and thought about what I really liked instead of doing some standard candy and roses thing,” said Faller. “He wrote me limericks because he knew I liked them and left them in my classes with flowers and fruit. And I said yes and felt so happy because it was so sweet and endearing.”
And a few students chose to buck the status quo. Sarah Tang (’13) chose to ask her date instead of waiting for him to ask her.
“Well if you’re a girl and you wait around for what you want then you’re not gonna get it,” she said. “If you see somebody and you want to ask him then for God’s sake, ask him!”
Tang made a little box out of paper and wrote ‘Will you do the honor of going to homecoming with me?’ on it. Then she filled it with M&M’s and wrote on another piece of paper, ‘If you need any persuasion, I got you candy.’
“I’ve always felt that the whole boys-should-ask-and-girls-should-wait was a little silly,” she said.
Homecoming is October 13th, at K-1 Speed in Irvine from 8 PM to 12 AM. Tickets cost $50 and are being sold until today.
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