Sophomore Ring Assembly held Monday, November 8

The Sophomore Ring Assembly was held today, November 8 2010, during homeroom and a portion of first period in the auditorium. The event was hosted by a representative from Jostens, a company that specializes in class rings. First, a video promoting involvement in the school community was played for the students. Then the Jostens representative showed the process of creating a custom ring online. There will be a meeting for both parents and students to purchase a ring and explore ring options, such as a customized ring size, next week after school. Additionally, during lunch, students who were not able to attend the meeting will be able to purchase the ring. At the end of the meeting, forms to order rings were distributed, along with information regarding the class rings, and a blank index card. Students were instructed to write down their cell phone number and name for a raffle drawing for a free ring. Students will also receive texts about the future meetings and dates. Rings will be distributed at sophomore cotillion, as tradition dictates.

Sophomore cotillion recap

On Saturday, February 27, the sophomore class and their dates gathered in Cafeteria 1 for sophomore cotillion, themed “Cities of the World.”

Over 500 people were in attendance, which is more than the amount of people in the sophomore class. Tickets cost $20 and were sold the weeks prior to the event during lunches.

“I thought it was a great success. We had loads of people, we definitely made money off of it and everyone had a great time,” said Mike Berkowitz (’12), Sophomore Class Vice President.

The hallway leading into the dance was decorated as North America, featuring a cutout of President Obama and a face-in-hole cutout of two people at the beach to match the blow-up palm tree. Each wall of the cafeteria was decorated as a different continent, being Asia, Africa, Europe and South America. The walls contained everything from flags to an elaborate jungle scene consisting of several stuffed animals, vines and plastic plants.

“I borrowed most of the stuffed animals from friends and then cleared out my sister’s bedroom, which happens to have a jungle theme. I made the display boards, computer print outs and the vines, [which were made] out of brown grocery bags,” said Brendon Rush, the main contributor to the wall representing Mombasa, Kenya specifically. “It was fun being involved and a good way to get to know everybody in SGA a little better.”

The refreshments provided included a variety of foods from around the world, including nachos, pirogi and egg rolls, while DJ Jack Friedberg (’08) played all the latest hits as sophomores and their dates danced the night away.

Since sophomore cotillion used to be referred to as the “ring dance,” sophomores who purchased class rings were available to pick them up from a Jostens table set up in the faculty lounge adjacent to the cafeteria. About 90 sophomores purchased rings.

“Overall, I couldn’t be more happier with the way everything turned out. I would like to thank the sophomore class and anyone else who was in attendance, and the sophomore SGA reps for helping with the planning process. Thanks for making this year’s cotillion the best,” said Adam Rosenthal, Sophomore Class President.

Check out Eastside’s fashion trends from the Sophomore cotillion!