On Thursday Oct. 21, Student Government (StuGo) began making mysterious announcements about an event that would take place Dec. 3. The bulletin board outside of the group’s classroom posed the question “What’s happening 12/3?” while countless tweets stating “12/3” began appearing on many users’ timelines.

Like many others, Junior Zoe Stanley found little meaning behind the messages.

“I wasn’t exactly sure what [they] meant… I was hoping that since the date was in December it’d be a sort of winter formal dance like other schools have had,” she said.

Many dazed and confused students found mild relief the following morning, as the daily announcements provided some insight on the event.

“On December 3rd, 2016 Perry StuGo and our Fine Arts department are happy to announce a Winter Celebration. Plan on joining us for an evening of refreshments, art displays, performances, and the first time ever Perry Winter dance,” they read.

A winter dance would be the first of its kind at the school, where a typical year consists of homecoming, a spring morp, and prom.

Also setting it apart from the other dances will be its collaborative element. Similar to the school’s Winterfest, it is intended to showcase artwork and student performance.

Secretary Jackson Daniels called it a “more laid back dance rather than casual” dance, having a different milieu and more components to it.

“If you weren’t in the dancing mood you could do a multitude of other interactive activities,” Daniels said. It will be a multi-departmental effort to shed light on the school’s arts.

Stanley is excited for the event, always hoping the school would showcase the student body’s creativity to a wider audience.

“It brings a whole other element to a school dance and I love that students can experience more than just a dance on that day. Students can see what their peers have created while being with their friends,” she said.

Winterfest and the dance will fall on different nights, giving students multiple opportunities to view the arts in Arizona’s cool winter.

The dance’s theme still remains a mystery, but will be announced to students on Friday, Oct. 28.