The Greatest Dance On Earth benefits HHS Hope Squad

Two themed community dances Feb. 13–14 at Voyager Elementary will benefit Howell High School’s Hope Squad.

Howell High School’s student group Hope Squad is hosting two family-friendly dances called "The Greatest Dance On Earth" to raise funds for the program. The Mother‑Son event is scheduled for Friday, February 13 from 6 to 8 p.m., and the Daddy‑Daughter dance is set for Saturday, February 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. Both events are themed after The Greatest Showman and will be held at Voyager Elementary School at 1450 Byron Road. Organizers say proceeds will support the student-led Hope Squad’s mental health awareness, suicide-prevention, and peer-support programming. Event details: - Dates and times: Mother‑Son on Feb. 13 and Daddy‑Daughter on Feb. 14, both from 6 to 8 p.m., at Voyager Elementary (1450 Byron Road). - Tickets are reported as $25 per person, and glow items will be available for purchase; links to buy tickets are provided by organizers. - Activities are described as circus-themed and include dancing, crafts, a dessert spread, and live circus performers. - The events are open to the broader Livingston County community, not only Howell district families. - Proceeds support the Hope Squad, a student-driven, volunteer group focused on peer-to-peer suicide prevention, education, and connecting students with help; members are trained in QPR (question, persuade, refer). - The Hope Squad was honored last year as Livingston County United Way’s "Youth Organization of the Year," and the program has expanded into middle schools, according to the advisor Eric Schrock; contact listed as schrocke@howellschools.com. Summary: The dances aim to raise funds for Hope Squad’s peer-support and mental health awareness activities while offering a family winter event. The gatherings are scheduled for February 13 and 14 at Voyager Elementary, and ticket sales are ongoing as reported.