It’s that time of the year again, when balloons and bouquets fill the air as many guys execute special plans to ask their girls to the annual homecoming event. This year, Diamond Bar High School’s homecoming will be held at Sirona’s at the Santa Anita Race Track on October 5 from 7:30 p.m. to 11p.m.
Homecoming 2013 comes with the mystical and vintage theme of “Runaway With The Circus.” Contrary to popular belief, the circus theme will not be the kind with clowns and carnivals, rather, the planned event will have an essence of elegance with a chic and classy touch.
“Think of the movie ‘Water for Elephants’ We wanted something fun and sophisticated, as that is what homecoming is. We felt like the mysteriously vintage theme would be perfect for people to have fun as well as enjoy a mature atmosphere,” United Student Body Commissioner of Special Projects April Hong said.
Unlike in the past, this homecoming will include adventurous activities finished off with acrobatic entertainment. In comparison to last year’s homecoming venue, in which all the decorations and backgrounds were already built in, Sirona’s is quite different. With the large area of empty space, USB will be able to establish the homecoming feel with decorations they bring in. The spacious area will provide people with plenty of room to walk around and cool off, while still being able to experience an intimate setting.
Besides photo areas with tons of unique backdrops to choose from, homecoming will also include a desert bar and outdoor lounging. To fully embody the circus theme, there will also be walking circus entertainment, spray tattoo artists, and wait for it—horse carriage rides! That way, if a break from dancing is needed, attendees can enjoy an enchanting carriage ride under the stars with their friends or with their dates.
“Not many event spaces can accommodate 1,000 people but this venue can, and it has a great combination of indoor and outdoor space,” USB Commissioner of Special Projects Kali DeCambra explained.
To spice up the season, USB also hosted a Homecoming Asking Contest for a couple to win free tickets to homecoming. All it took was a picture or video submission to the DBHS Homecoming 2013 Facebook page before Sept. 13. The top three posts were announced Monday.
Presale tickets will be $40 with an activity card and $45 without one. For couples, if both attendees have activity cards, tickets will be $80, $85 with only one activity card, or $90 with no activity cards.
