SemiFormal Class Meeting

3/12/14

Decoration / Food

• Voting• Budget is about $250 for decoration– DJ has his own lights

• 65 people = bare minimum for $1K; we actually need ~80 to net $1500, which will keep us on a good track

• So advertise.

Food (Catering)

• Prathm.• General things– Soda / soft drinks / water x15– Desserts– Ethnic foods

Balloons

• Shape– Regular round– Star shaped, etc?

• Colors– Black and Gold only?– Red, silver, etc?

• Opaque?

Balloons

• 5 to a table or 6?

^Configurations we would use^

Vs.

Balloons• Balloon string– Gold?– 3 ft. long, not including

tied ends• Easy to use yardstick to

measure out when cutting

• ?

Balloons

• Helium tanks x2– Shubham

• There should be enough time to fill / tie balloons day of Semi, after school

• Who would be willing to stay after to help set up Semi?

Tablecloth

• Two colors:– red / black

• Shape:– Circular or square?

• Circular; red on top of black?• Circular; black on top of red?• Square; red on top of black?• Square; black on top of red?

VOTE FOR TWO

Tablecloth

• Tables are 70” diameter• 14 tables total• Tablecloths should be ~94 inches (hang off by

1 ft)• Need 14 red and 14 black

Awards

• 4 nominees chosen by council, 1st / 2nd then chosen by clapping / noise?

• Best dancer (male); 4 nom, 1st / 2nd

• Best dancer (female); 4 nom, 1st / 2nd • Best dressed (male); 4 nom, 1st / 2nd • Best dressed (female); 4 nom, 1st / 2nd • Is this okay / any ideas / modifications?

Awards

• Best couple (different procedure)• Like last year, all couples (including guys?)

walk around room continuously, council narrows down to 2 per grade (8 couples left total. 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th chosen through clapping, 4 losers– Will there be too many couples to start with?– How do we do this, then?

Awards

• 2 winners per gender per category = 2 male dancer, 2 male dressed, 2 female dancer, 2 female dressed + 4 best couple => 12 awards total

Awards

• Looks like this – Others looked messed up /

scary :p• We can modify them (paste

on category and 1st / 2nd / whatever place)– Artsy people

• ?

Red Carpet

• ?• Velvet ropes / poles are really

too expensive.– $100 for one rope + 2 poles• D:

Table Centerpiece

• Thanks Danielle• Looks nice, could be balloon

weight too, but we have to make them ourselves (time, purchase parts)

• Decoration will decide– But everyone thinks it’s nice?

Table Centerpiece

• Instead of live flowers ($$$), we can do fake / handmade flowers…?

• But red and stuff instead VVV

Table Centerpiece

• Alternative to Danielle’s (last resort)– Cannot be used as a

balloon weight– Not as good looking– Cheap

Table Centerpiece

• We might need to buy balloon weights if the centerpieces go badly– Who can make the weights if needed (colored foil

and rocks) (expensive online)?

Hershey Kisses / Cups

• Red (V-Day?) and Gold (almond) Hershey kisses scattered on table / in cups (good for garbage cans too)– Mr. Price or…?

• Random white pearls in cups / pearl necklaces on table (esp in case centerpieces don’t work out)

Cups

• Which would look nicer with pearls / kisses in them?

• Wine glass?

• Or champagne glass?

More Table Decorations

• Clapboards, random other cheap stuff (camera reel)– Should we do cheap clapboard keychains?– Or large, one-per-table ones?

• Ideas for knick-knacks?

Ceiling Decorations

• Expensive puffballs?

• Cheaper hanging swirly things?

• Go puffball if we can afford it or just use cheap things?

Ceiling Decorations

• Can also buy some cheap streamers

• Other ideas for ceiling?*There will be equipment /

tools we need to bring when setting up, like duct / clear tape, yardstick, scissors, tape measure, tall ladder

Wall Posters / Decoration

• Any ideas?– Just streamers and stuff?– Or like movie posters or cutouts of movie

equipment, etc

Entrance Banner / Photo Op• Entrance Banner:

– “SemiFormal 2014: The Academy Awards”• Objections?

– Victoria / Veronica

• Photo Op:– White background with sponsor names on it

• Objections?

– Victoria / Veronica

Other Random Things

• If leftover $$$, what else could we get (or just save the money?)– VIP sign – 4-foot inflatable statue…?

• Other ideas or just save?

Other Random Things

• Khayyam’s food jokes lol• Once we finalize food, we can make up silly

name stands (with leftover cardstock? :0)– American Hustle Sprouts– Waffle of Wall St.– Gravitea probs the only relevant one

Other Random Things

• We will continue to sell Semi tickets at lunch– People can leave during Spanish

• Please continue to advertise.

Subway Lunch Details

• Those of you who volunteered to bring in stuff, remember (Date -> 20th )!

• Basically buying $5 footlongs, cutting each in half, sell halves for $5 each, make ~2.50 profit per unit sold

• Veggie / ham / turkey• Selling Subway during lunches along with

SemiFormal tickets

Anything Else?

• Well, is there?