Winterball playlist hits the high notes
New methods used to get student input on music selections
Clara Cozort, Dannah Rolar, and Ms. Keller posed for a picture at Winterball. Keller said she liked the music at this year’s dance.
February 25, 2014
Student Council worked hard this year to create an unforgettable playlist for Winterball.
Many complaints that came from Homecoming were because of the music that was played throughout the dance.
To try and stop this from happening again, many students worked together to get opinions from everyone in the school.
The Periscope website ran daily polls for the week before the dance, allowing students to choose songs that they may have liked. Each day this poll was different and offered a selection of songs to “like” to help Student Council establish a playlist for the dance.
English classes also aided Student Council in discovering Carlisle students favorite songs. Each person could write down songs they liked and wanted on the Winterball playlist. Announcements were also made via Herd TV.
“We wanted to work hard to make everyone happy at Winterball, but also play music that administration would approve of,” said secretary of Student Council Marissa Steck.
A lot of people appreciated the efforts made and found it to be a success.
“I loved the music played at Winterball this year. It was so much better than Homecoming, and it makes me more excited for Prom,” said junior Celeste McMullan.
Along with much support from students at Carlisle High School, most chaperones found the music to be enjoyable as well. Although not all songs were liked, the mix of genres made the dance even better.
“I thought the music was appropriate. I especially liked how they played some classic songs, such as ‘Billie Jean’ by Michael Jackson,” said Civics teacher Megan Keller.
Sonja DeSario • Apr 1, 2014 at 2:21 pm
I did not attend winterball this year but it is nice to hear that the student council put more effort into discovering what the public wanted – truly representing a more democratic approach to our dances. Thank you Periscope for you help with this and the student council for all they did. Can not wait for prom this year!
Alec Di Ruzza • Mar 31, 2014 at 11:38 pm
As I was a part of the Senior Class Council that set up homecoming, it was nice to go to a dance that made up for all of our handwork at homecoming…including thee music, the venue, and the overall atmosphere. I think the poles were a really good idea! thanks periscope!
Jazmyn Campbell • Mar 31, 2014 at 12:24 pm
Even though I did not attend WInterball, I hear that the music was much better than Homecoming. I went to Homecoming and found out to be that most of the music was played over and over again to contain “enthusiam” throughtout the dance. Music whether people believe it or not, is what makes the dance and the students/teachers coming back years after.
Alana Mason • Feb 27, 2014 at 2:35 pm
Winterball was amazing and I had a lot of fun; I do have to agree with the other students. The music was a lot better than homecoming and my friends and i were just dancing all night long, at times we would stop to have a small break. But I have to congradulate the councils for doing such an amazing job!