Senate members will host the Great Gatsby-themed winter dance on Feb. 7, according to Senate sponsor Michelle Foutz. The event, which was originally scheduled for Jan. 24, was moved to avoid conflict with a tailgate hosted by Cabinet, which is scheduled for the same night.

“It just makes things easier not to have all the events on the same day,” Foutz said.

The party will take place in the fieldhouse, and tickets will be $3 at the door, student body president George Gemelas said. The event will begin after the men’s basketball home game against Lawrence North High School and end at 11 p.m.

Gemelas said he encourages students to dress up in the fashion of the novel The Great Gatsby. The theme should be especially appealing to seniors, he said, most of whom read the book in English class as juniors. Wild Bunch and Big Game will also promote the Gatsby theme, so Gemelas said he expects a lot of students to participate. Students will wear their costumes to the basketball game beforehand, he said, and then move straight to the fieldhouse.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” he said.

According to Foutz, Senate members are also preparing for counselor appreciation week, which begins Feb. 3, and Brain Game, which will begin sometime in February.