East-West Dance a Huge Success

By Parth Patel, staff reporter

Photo provided by Jarvis Chen

In an attempt to create unity between both Sturgis East and West, a dance was held on January 25th at the Cape Codder by both Sturgis East and West Key Clubs. The Sturgis East Key Club has decided that the proceeds from the dance will go to host a family at Camp Sunshine. Camp Sunshine provides respite, support, joy and hope to children with life-threatening illnesses and their immediate families through various stages of a child’s illness. On the other hand, Sturgis West Key Club has decided that the proceeds will go to The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus, a deadly disease which steals the lives of nearly 60,000 innocent babies and a significant number of women each year.

Photo provided by Jarvis Chen

The D.J of the dance was Cameron Perkins and was assisted by Charley Grossman; who are both students of Sturgis West. There was a disco ball, a smoke machine, lasers and a great deal of lights. It was a really great dance floor and the room was very appropriate for the dance. The dance began when kids from both Sturgis East and West started to show and Cameron decided to start playing all sorts of music. Although, I cannot say that Sturgis East and West were dancing side by side throughout the entire dance there were a good amount of times that both schools mingled by forming conga lines and showing off their dance moves to the entire crowd. Many groups of friends were also able to take pictures together with all sorts of hats scarfs, feathers and other props in another part of the room, which was similar to a photo booth.  

“In my opinion the dance was a success! At this time, there has been a lot of tension between East and West, so it was great to see the two schools come together and show some real maturity by putting aside their differences to help a great cause and have fun while doing so. I hope to see more peaceful collaborations like this one between both schools in the future,” said Krupa Patel, Sturgis East Key Club President. 

Photo provided by Jarvis Chen

The total amount of money raised by both schools combined was $466. Both key clubs will be splitting the earnings and donating the money to their charities. Overall, the dance was an enormous success because it brought the two schools together to have a night of entertainment without any conflicts. It really shows that the two schools can collaborate in the future and not have a continued unfriendliness towards each other, even though we may have our differences.