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Parent urges Piedmont Community Charter to expand dance capacity, offers floor-covering and venue options
Summary
A parent told the Board of Directors the school's current dance ticket limits excluded most students and urged use of the gym with protective floor coverings or nearby venues to allow more students to attend homecoming and prom.
Logan Ivy, a parent whose family has been with Piedmont Community Charter for six years, told the school board that limited ticketing for dances has left students and families frustrated. "PCS only allowed 200 students to attend homecoming this year when the student body is over 600," she said, calling that "less than 30% of students able to attend an important social event."
Ivy said she had been told the commons area capacity (she cited guidance from the Gaston County Fire Marshal) is 289 people, while the PCCS gym can accommodate more than 1,200, and that concerns about damaging gym floors were driving current practice. She proposed several solutions to expand access, including buying commercial gym floor coverings that can be reused, organizing a "sock hop" with non-slip socks provided at entry, or renting nearby venues such as Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens or the Mount Holly Grand Hall. Ivy said parents and the PTO are willing to fund or assist with staffing and chaperoning to make expanded attendance feasible.
The board thanked Ivy for the ideas; she said she would follow up with an email to administration and board members with detailed quotes and information. The board did not take formal action during the meeting on the proposals discussed by the speaker.
