On Feb. 13, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Stroudsburg High School (SHS) will host its annual King of Hearts (KOH) dance run by the SHS student government.
Similarly to Homecoming, the nominee voting will be held on Monday, Feb. 2, and the winner will be announced at the dance. The school’s favorite boy will be named “King of Hearts.”
The Student Government is behind all of the backstage endeavors when it comes to the dance. All officers are involved with setting up the cafeteria before and also taking down all decorations after the dance.
They are in charge of paying for all the music, which means hiring a DJ, and extra entertainment using funds from dress downs leading up to the dance, and also ticket sales.
Another big part of the dance is all of the light decorations. Officers spend much time setting up and detangling lights.
Mini-Thon also contributes its time at the dance by helping with concessions and setting up games for students to enjoy.
““Knowing that the work student government and I are putting in, such as untangling and putting up the lights, which takes a lot of time, is all worth it because other people will get to have a great time at the dance.”
— Sophie Slatky, '27
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Students from the crowd can participate in different games, questionnaires, “Guess That Song,” and more to get more involved. After these intermissions, the actual pep rally games are typically girls vs. boys, but there is no direct winner.
For additional entertainment, the three days leading up to the dance are treated as a “Spirit Week.” The themes for this year include dressing in camo colors, using anything but a backpack, and color wars between the grades.