Junior Prom conflicts with Hanukkah celebrations

Hanukkah begins at sundown on Dec. 8, the same night as junior prom.

According to student government member Jacob Muller, this is something that the class has talked about for awhile.

“We wanted to avoid all holidays this year but somehow…” senior Muller said.

According to Muller, student government set the date over the summer and asked the Davis High administration to make sure that there were no holidays on that day. “I guess they just didn’t catch it,” Muller said.

When student government saw the conflict between junior prom and Hanukkah they looked at their possible options. “The week after [the set date] would be right before finals and the week before would conflict with the Madrigals dinner. […] With the options we had, [Dec. 8] was the best option” Muller said.

Muller said that junior prom won’t conflict with his celebration of Hanukkah at all. He is also not concerned about a conflict with Hanukkah because it is one of the less important Jewish holidays. “The only real time of Hanukkah that you celebrate is right after sundown and it lasts maybe 30 minutes,” Muller said. According to weather.com the sun will set at 5:24 pm on Dec. 8 and the doors for junior prom do not open until 8:30pm.

“Plus Hanukkah is eight nights long, so it’s not just a one time thing,” Muller said.

Junior Mia Stombler-Levine feels differently. “I think Student Government was a bit intolerant about the holiday,” Stombler-Levine said. She would like it if junior prom was decorated with Hanukkah decorations to make up for it.

Stombler-Levine will not be attending junior prom, but instead staying home and celebrating with her family. “I also have no money to buy a dress or a ticket because I spent all my money on Hanukkah gifts,” Stombler-Levine said.

While Stombler-Levine is annoyed, she would not attend junior prom if it was the weekend before finals either.