Mira Costa Student Government hosts its first winter formal after three-year hiatus

By Camille Juton
Staff Writer

Mira Costa students attended “Drop it like it’s Yacht,” the first Costa Winter Formal in three years, on a boat in Marina Del Rey on Feb. 3.

The dance itself began at 7:30 p.m. at the Redondo Marina. “Drop it like its Yacht” had a black-andwhite theme and an open dance floor so everybody could dance, talk and hang out.

“I’m really happy I went to Winter Formal,” junior Brooke Winterhalder said. “Everyone looked like they were really enjoying themselves.”

Juniors and commissioners of entertainment Makenna Knudson and McKenzie Becker and auxiliary to entertainment McKenzie Swart were in charge of the rest of the planning.

“Since we hadn’t had a Winter Formal at Mira Costa in about three years, we wanted to make it memorable and something that students will look forward to in the future,” Swart said. “There is something magical about being out in the ocean at night, and we wanted Costa students to be able to experience that.”

Compared to other events like Prom and Homecoming, Winter Formal was easier to plan. Once the theme “Drop it like it’s Yacht” was decided, SG had to research the potential yacht companies who could host the event.

“The cool thing about doing an off-sight event is there’s less work than doing an event here, but you have to pay for that,” Student Activities Director Lisa Claypoole said. “So basically it’s just a lot of coordination with the people and doing the correct assumption that if the boat holds 425 people, how many can we logically get to go, and then what is the price point at which students will buy tickets and that the losses, if there is one, will be low enough.”

From a financial standpoint, the Winter Formal was very stressful for Student Government. Because of the long hiatus from the last formal, there was no telling how many people would attend.

“With over 400 students in attendance, we did reach our financial goals, which was a huge relief,” Knudson said. “Also, everyone seemed to be having a great time at the event, which was really rewarding.”

Many Student Government members believe the event was an overall success.

“I think Winter Formal went well, and I am glad so many people attended and had a great time,” Swart said. “It’s definitely something that we [SG] are looking forward to having again.”