Every year, ASB plans the best event of the Christmas season: Tolo. But what happens behind the scenes of this festive event? Let’s find out what goes into the planning process with ASB President Kenny Ouedraogo.

This year Tolo made the switch to be semi-formal again after having a school-wide vote to see what the student body preferred.

“The last few years it’s been ASB trying to interpret what the student body desired,” said Ouedraogo, “This year was the first year we put it to a vote.”

The votes for the dress code were overwhelmingly in favor of semi-formal, especially from underclassmen. Upperclassmen get to attend two formal dances in the school year: Homecoming and Prom, while underclassmen only get to attend Homecoming. It was important for a lot of the underclassmen that they get to attend two semi-formals in the year.

Even with the dress code covered, ASB still has a lot to do to get ready for the dance. Planning a dance can take up to two months depending on what ASB is planning to have at the dance.

“Now we’re in the planning phase of ordering the decorations and vendors,” said Ouedraogo.

There were a lot of popular aspects of the Winter Wonderland dance from last year, such as the ice cream cart. ASB wants to take some of the aspects from last year and incorporate it into planning Tolo for this year.

Although ASB spends a lot of time planning the dance beforehand, they still get to enjoy it with their friends.

“We would definitely participate in the dance,” said Ouedraogo. ASB sets up the morning of the dances so they can relax and have fun later. However, situations may arise where they need a few people to manage something during the dance.

“We get to experience the best of both worlds,” said Ouedraogo.

ASB not only works to give students an enjoyable experience, but also give students warm memories during this holiday season.