The Homecoming Dance ended earlier than scheduled Oct. 7, with concerned teachers and administration stepping in to stop the music for the safety of students due to excessive jumping and moshing on the dance floor.

The turnout at Homecoming was the highest number at a dance in U-High history, but the attendance success was overshadowed by chaperones’ concern over students’ dancing.

The superhero-themed dance also had some technology glitches, such as a malfunctioning microphone and the device that counted the number of attending students, which prevented Student Council from gauging the exact number of students who attended.

“I was disappointed to see the dance fade out early because it seemed like an unfitting end to a great week of spirit, hype and sports,” Senior Class President Ayaan Asthana said. “Attendance was at an all-time high, so it really was a shame to see all that energy get lost in the confusion of the night.”

Although the dance was interrupted, traditional royalty titles were presented as planned. These titles included Nick Cheney as freshman super-citizen, Gigi Reece as freshman wonder-citizen, Will Koenen as sophomore super-citizen, Abby Slimmon as sophomore wonder-citizen, Whitney Merkle as junior super-citizen, Abigaël Thinakaran as junior-wonder citizen, Hayward Melton as senior super-citizen, Helena Abney-McPeek as senior wonder-citizen and finally, Campbell Phalen as all school super-citizen and Nicole Horio as all school wonder-citizen.

“I was honestly really surprised because this was the first year I was nominated as a nominee and actually won,” junior Abigaël Thinakaran said. “It was pretty great receiving the cape and getting to wear it for the rest of the dance.”

In the week leading up to homecoming from Oct. 2-6, Student Council planned Spirit Week for which students dressed in pajamas on Monday, as twins on Tuesday, as superheroes on Wednesday, in grade-designated colors on Thursday and in maroon on Friday.

This dance was the first Homecoming held at Ida Noyes since 2014.