- On March 7, sophomores across Lynbrook, Cupertino High School, Fremont High School and Homestead High School hosted FUHSD’s first-ever intradistrict social.
- Inspired to push the norm and bring students together, class officers from all four schools collaborated to create the social despite setbacks.
- Students and officers are optimistic for more future intradistrict class events.
On March 7, sophomores across Lynbrook, Cupertino High School, Fremont High School and Homestead High School gathered at the SAP Center to skate, socialize and more at FUHSD’s first-ever intradistrict social.
With about 175 sophomores in attendance, this social marks the first gathering across multiple FUHSD schools for a completely student-run event. It featured two hours of ice skating, allowing students to spend time with their own friends and meet others from the other schools in the district.
The planning process took over four months to finalize. Class of 2027 president Arnav Kodavati spearheaded the event, first pitching the idea to fellow FUHSD class officers, then to each school’s administration. Though the concept of an intradistrict social has come up in the past, it has never officially happened. Inspired to push the norm and bring together students from across the district at a fun, large-scale event, Kodavati and other FUHSD Class of 2027 officers began planning the event in November.
“We wanted to bring together students from all across the district to create something truly unique,” Kodavati said. “Since our classes on their own are small, class events in general aren’t too big, so why not bring together multiple classes to make a really big event?”
Traditionally, class socials are not intradistrict;intradistrict events are planned by theIntradistrict Council. However, the Class of 2027 officers from all four participating schools worked together to organize the social behind the scenes. Kodavati estimates that he spent over 40 hours in total planning, with other officers putting in an additional 10 hours each.
“Everyone was really passionate about this project,” Kodavati said. “They all wanted to help. It’s really nice to be working with a lot of passionate individuals, and I think we made a lot of new friends as well.”
Due to issues with student safety, liability and finding a venue, the officers often turned to backup plans and new solutions. The district was initially reluctant to approve the idea, as intradistrict events are usually reserved for large schoolwide activities like rallies. However, after working closely with the administrations of all four schools, Kodavati and the other class officers were able to make the first intradistrict social a reality.
“Whenever the team was presented with something that wasn’t working or a concern that administration had, they found a way to make it work,” Lynbrook Assistant Principal Tara Grande said. “They were really persistent and really wanted to make the social happen and were willing to do whatever we needed to do to make sure that all the kids were safe.”
The community response was largely positive, with students regarding the new event as exciting and enjoyable.
“I would rate the social ten out of ten,” Fremont sophomore Vivian Chang said. “It was really fun, and I liked meeting other people and skating with my friends.”
Despite the long and elaborate road to its launch, the event’s overall success has led students and teachers to anticipate more intradistrict class socials.
“I saw a lot of people at the event talking to students from other schools,” Class of 2027 treasurer Erin Chen said. “We got to know people that we really wouldn’t encounter normally. The social really brought people together.”
