This year, the Winter Formal was held January 31st at the Torrance Women’s Club. It was a historic event, after the previous year’s Winter Formal was canceled.
Due to last year’s lack of interest, ASB changed its marketing technique completely. This year, multiple videos were posted on the ASB Instagram page, posters were posted all around campus, and ASB members encouraged their friends to attend. Tickets were priced at $55 from December 22- 26 and, after Winter Break, tickets were sold at $65. Only a few tickets were sold before Winter Break, but, after, sales began to pick up. However, the number of tickets they sold was not enough to hold winter formal.
Determined to not cancel like last year, ASB offered a radical solution and gave everyone who bought a ticket before January 28, 2026 another free ticket. It was the most fair attempt to double the amount of attendees in order to make sure the Winter Formal took place. They also raffled away tickets to students who had no log entries and/or perfect attendance.
The students loved the idea, and almost every single person who received a free ticket, attended the winter formal. It was considered a really successful event and a huge win for ASB who worked very hard to make it happen.
Walter Arcamo, a junior at HMSA, said, “It was the most fun I’ve had in a long time.”
Winter Formal for the 2025-2026 school year was a huge hit, and there are definitely high hopes for next year!
