Home is a Feeling: Homecoming Dance 2021

Alisa Tiselska | Correspondent

All photos by: Andrew Harker / The Avion

Dressed to the nines, Embry-Riddle students got a chance to experience a magical Homecoming Dance. Taking place in the Student Union, WIKD was, as usual, was in charge of the music. There were slow songs, upbeat country music, and famous hits from the 2010s.

There was an assortment of macrons, cheesecakes, and cupcakes to snack on as well. Everyone hit the dance floor when famous songs like “Macarena” and “Teach Me How to Dougie” blasted from the speakers. This festive atmosphere made everyone feel at home.

Earlier this week, Avion members had a general meeting where they discussed what home means to them. There was a clear pattern in the responses. Most people believe that the definition of home is good food, good music, good people, and…Buc-ee’s.

A high percentage of the Avion members believe that Embry-Riddle is their second, or even first home. When asked what the Homecoming Dance means to them, they said that it is a great chance to celebrate each other. Friends and family make us feel at home, and home is a place of love and happiness.

The Homecoming Dance was an event where Riddle students could have fun, relax, and feel happy. A home away from home is an important highway to adulthood. The people you meet will shape your college career, the music you listen to will influence your mood, and the food you eat will have a dramatic effect on your health. This dance represents college. Everyone had a choice of what to wear and how to act. Everyone’s interpretation of home is different, and that is the beauty of homecoming.

Riddle students have thousands of backgrounds, interests, ethnicities, and hometowns, but the community still brings everyone together. Embry-Riddle is a close-knit community where every individual adds a unique flavor to the group. Feeling like you belong is a feeling of home. No matter where life takes them, Embry-Riddle Alumni will always be welcome.