Despite the football team’s 17-16 loss against Hunterdon Central Friday night, school spirit was high during the announcement of the 2016 Homecoming Court.

Winners included freshmen TJ Schultz and Carli Perruso, sophomores Jesse Previte and Peyton Quackenbush, and juniors Andrew Haver and Marissa Osofsky.

In the week leading up to homecoming, seniors nominated couples for the title of King and Queen, and after the votes were counted, seniors Emily Russo and superfan Chris Haber were announced as 2016’s winners.

Russo admits she was nervous, but overall she was honored to have been nominated.

“I was really nervous to go up in front of our school,” Russo said. “But overall, I was really happy to win next to Chris.”

Following the excitement of Friday night, students geared up for the homecoming dance scheduled to take place the next day. However, due to electrical problems in the building the dance was postponed, leaving many students disheartened. As principal Karen Bingert wrote in an email sent to the student body, the building was deemed unsafe due to problems with the fire alarm system.

Although all who intended to go were let down, none were more upset than the students who offered their time Saturday morning to decorate the commons for the dance.

Student Council officers Danny Kozimbo, Carly Swetz, Jack Edwards, Nick Pezza, and Jillian Boose had been preparing for the night for weeks, and were shocked by the postponement.

Set up for the dance began at 9:00 a.m., and the students who volunteered worked tirelessly throughout the day transforming the commons into a Hollywood red carpet.

Edwards, who is the Student Council Secretary, said that he was very disappointed by the news.

“We spent so long setting it up and selling tickets, only to have it be cancelled five hours before it was going to start,” Edwards said. “It felt unfair.”

The date of the Homecoming dance is still to be determined, but the Student Council officers, along with the rest of the students that volunteered for preparation, are working to replan the event.