09/20/2026
We received the following invitation. If anyone is interested, contact Alisha Gass on Facebook. I won’t be joining but it sounds like a fun time.
Hi friends!
Alisha here, and I’m so excited to invite your kiddos to go back in time—40 years, to January 2, 1987!
We’re hosting an 80s Snow Ball Dance for homeschoolers in 4th-9th! (if older grade want to join that’s ok. NO young siblings. We want this to be a traditional middle school dance)
Think big hair, big dresses, and big 80s bangers 🎶 I’m so excited about this I can barely stand it!
We really wanted to create something special for our tweens, and I found the PERFECT location in Conway—a gymnasium in an old school! It has always been a dream of mine for my son to get to experience a real school dance in a gym, just like I did growing up.
This dance is open to ALL 4th-9th grade homeschoolers in Horry County! We hope it will be a fun opportunity for our kids to meet new people, reconnect with old friends they may not have seen in a while, dress up, dance, and just have a great night together. So please spread the word and invite your homeschool friends!
A little about the cost
Nothing is set in stone just yet, because the final ticket price will depend on how many kids attend. Here are some of the expenses we’re currently estimating:
• Horry County Adult Education Center gym rental — $1,000
• Event insurance — $50–$150
• DJ for 3 hours — $200
• Food & refreshments — still deciding! We may do punch and cookies, fruit and veggies, pizza, or keep it simple with drinks and snacks.
• Decorations — a lot! 😂 Because if we’re going back to 1987, we’re going ALL OUT!
Once we have a better idea of how many kids are interested, we’ll be able to divide the expenses and determine the ticket price.
Parents, we’ll need you too!
We will have chaperones, we’d love some parent to volunteer as chaperones! We’ll need help with checking kids in at the door, keeping the refreshment/table areas tidy, walking around to make sure everyone is having a safe and fun evening, and post clean up.
We’ll also need some parents willing to help us transform the gym into 1987! We’ll have about 2 hours to decorate before the dance and 1 hour afterward to break everything down. If you know of a DJ let me know and also we need two big balloon arches. Are there any moms out there that are willing to do this for us?!!
And in between? Three hours for these kids to dance! 🎶
We are SO excited to make this a special night for our homeschool tweens. If your child would be interested in attending—or if you’d like to volunteer—please let me know!
Save the date: January 2nd, 1987… well, sort of. 😉
