Organizers reported it was a collaborative effort between students, teachers, and parent volunteers to put on the first Winter Frost dance for junior high and high school students at Plumas Charter School. The semiformal party took place Dec. 8 at PCS’ Quincy site.
Rebecca Glaspy’s art students painted a photo-booth backdrop, parents and teachers set up a snack station and hot-chocolate bar, music teacher Greg Willis was in charge of the sound system, and after school and food service coordinator Alyia Pilgrim assembled the playlist to keep the party going.
Students spearheaded the idea for a dance that included seventh- through twelfth-grade students and helped the adults with the planning process. Ninth-grader Jakodi Gallagher attended a meeting of the school’s parents club prior to the dance to present the idea and to request funds for planning. Parents club members said they were impressed by her attention to detail and public speaking skills during her presentation.
The dance started at 7 p.m. and the last song was played at 10 p.m. Attendance was mostly made up of Quincy students but also included a few teens from PCS’ Indian Valley Academy in Taylorsville. After the dance, chaperones commented that the students had a lot of fun and look forward to more events like this in the future.
Plumas Charter school operates learning centers in Quincy, Taylorsville, and Chester. For more information, visit http://www.plumascharterschool.org.
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