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Students “Kick the Dust Up” at Sadie

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    Watson Copeland, Ashton Cameron, Henry Beltrami, Cassie Henning, David Thrower, Katie Hanger, Lauren Pavlec, Daniel Baisier, Ansley Jones, and Jeb Brown take a picture before the dance. Henning
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    Juniors pose for a group picture before Sadie. Chatham
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    Sophomores pose for a picture before Sadie. Cooper
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    Freshmen take a picture before Sadie. Lalley

On Saturday Feb. 25, high school students gathered in Chandler Plaza for the annual Sadie Hawkins dance. This year, attendees came dressed in their best Western attire, as the theme was “Kick up the Dust.” Keep Reading

From Swing Dancing by the Seaside to Whipping in the West

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    Seniors Abby Gardner and Martin He stop at the photo booth before hitting the dance floor at Sadie 2016. Amanda Cheatwood.
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    A group of sophomores gather for a quick picture together at last year's Sadie. Amanda Cheatwood.
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    Seniors Abbey Gritters, TJ Anderson, Jessie Roberts and Sydney Milikan snap a picture with Spanish teacher, Guillermo Vallejo. Amanda Cheatwood.
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    Junior girls, Darby Carroll, Lauren Pavelec, Ashton Cameron and Suzanne Godard attend Sadie by the seaside. Amanda Cheatwood.
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    Sophomores Cameron Binney, Kris Laurite, Chloe Hangartner and Landon Parks celebrate sadie with some festive leis. Amanda Cheatwood.

Sadie season is rapidly approaching, which means the tides have officially turned. The guys get to sit back and relax, while the girls take on the role of coming up with ridiculously cheesy puns in order to ask that special someone to the dance.

This girls-ask-boys winter dance has been on Wesleyan’s annual calendar for nine years, thanks to Student Government Advisor and Student Activities Director, Brian Krehmeyer.

Krehmeyer proposed changing Sadie into a winter dance where dates were not encouraged, but the Student Government Staff overruled the vote and decided to keep the Sadie as is.

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