Hopewell High School Dance Rules

Attendance Guidelines

• All Hopewell Students are welcome to attend the Semi
• All attendees must be 20 years old or younger
• Dates from other school districts ARE PERMITTED as long as they meet age and behavior guidelines

• This is a formal event and formal attire is required. Jeans and other casual clothing are not permitted.
• If a student attends as an individual they must be a Hopewell High School Junior or Senior
• 9th & 10th graders may attend if they are guests of an upperclassman.  
• All attendees must be 20 years old or younger.
• If two students attend as a couple, one student must be a Hopewell High School Junior or Senior.
• Dates from other school districts ARE PERMITTED as long as they meet age and behavior guidelines.

Rules for ALL Dances

• This event is an official school function. All school rules apply

• Hopewell students attending an event must be in school all day on the day before the event. Any absence on that day must have advanced approval by the principal 

• Students are not permitted to bring food or beverages of any kind to the venue.

• This event is non-smoking and drug/alcohol free 

• Participants and/or their bags will be searched as they enter the venue as deemed necessary by the administration 

• All students are expected to arrive within 45 minutes of the doors opening. The high school administration has passive alcohol sensors and metal detectors. Anyone attending an event is subject to assessment at any time during the evening’s events. Any violation of laws including drug or alcohol use or fighting will be handled by the Police Department 

• Any student unable to attend an event due to an infraction of school disciplinary policies (including social suspension) will not have his/her money refunded. His/her date will be permitted to attend on his/her own if he/she was not involved with the disciplinary incident and they are a Hopewell High School student 

• Students are not permitted to bring other clothes and are expected to remain appropriately dressed throughout the course of the evening as deemed by the administration 

• In agreeing to attend an event students and parents understand and agree to comply with the following guidelines regarding dancing: 

• All dancing will be face-to-face or side-by-side, and students are not permitted to “grind” or engage in any other sexually explicit dancing 

• The dance is a school event and not a music video – dancing needs to be appropriate for a school activity 

• Students can dance appropriately and have fun! 

• Students who cannot comply with dance guidelines will have their parents called, be sent home, and forfeit any entrance fees