Seniors Celebrate Final Father Daughter Dance Jan 26

The sion community celebrated the annual father daughter dance tradition January 26.

Claire Boma, Managing Editor

Jan 31, 2024

Posing for a photo, senior Zoey Mwarey and her father celebrate their final Sion father daughter dance January 26.

The Sion community celebrated the annual father daughter dance at Fiorella’s Venue and Event Space January 26.

The event started at 6pm, where students and their fathers could mingle and have professional photos taken together. Afterward they enjoyed a family-style meal catered by Jack Stack.

Partying on the dance-floor, senior Suzanne Sade and her father dance together January 26. (PHOTO | Caroline Deacon)

Seniors and their fathers then kicked off the festivities with the traditional serenade.

The girls sang “Stand By Me”, by Ben E King, to their fathers first, a song they voted on as a class shortly before the event.

“I picked out the songs by thinking about what really spoke about us all,” senior class president Sarah Lillis said. “I thought our choice ‘Stand by Me’ was super meaningful since we want our dads to stand by us even when we are away.”

Afterwards, the fathers gave their daughters white roses and sang “Make You Feel My Love” by Bob Dylan.

They also surprised the girls with a second song, “We go together” from Greece, which began the dancing for the night.

“I saw some girls crying and I also saw some dads crying,” Lillis said. “It made the night really special.”

About the Contributors

Claire Boma, Managing Editor

Claire Boma is a senior and managing editor for Le Journal. When not at school you can find her reading in bed or bugging her parents. Claire loves to travel but has no specific dream destination in mind. She has an unhealthy obsession with goldfish and her favorite flavors are rainbow (yes they are a flavor) and cheddar blasted. Her unpopular opinion is that school subjects do not have colors.

Caroline Deacon, Sion Student Media Editor in Chief

This is Caroline’s second year on LeJournal and she is this year’s Editor-In-Chief. There’s almost nothing she loves more than watching movies and one of her all time favorites is It’s A Wonderful Life. Outside of LeJournal, she has participated in track and field and stage crew throughout her time at Sion. She loves exploring music genres and is always looking for new book recommendations. She can never say no to a plate of sushi or a hot bowl of noodles and loves learning to cook new cuisines. Her family, especially her three brothers, are an incredibly important part of her life. She loves supporting her friends and can’t wait to see everything they continue to achieve. After high school, she is looking forward to attending college and is interested in pursuing juvenile law. Additionally, she looks forward to continue growing her love for the arts as she gets older, through fashion, photography, and film. She is so excited for her last year on staff!