Winter Carnival

By: Amy Parker

As February vacation neared and everybody needed a break from the badgering of the constant blue/white day cycle, Student Council thought it would be interesting to try a Winter Carnival, something that hasn't been attempted at LHS for almost a decade.

Basing the idea on a successful Spirit Week this past fall, we only needed to plan out the after school activities and how we would run the competitions, since our goal was to get away from the harsh competitiveness between the classes. With that in mind, we addressed the faculty and, after an optimistic response to the idea of Winter Carnival in general, we decided to go with faculty-student competitions.

Events were primarily winter-related: snow fort building, snow sculpting, a winter-themed art contest (Jen Turgeon was the winner), and a frozen T-shirt contest to name a few, although one of the few successful competitions was the non-winter-related trivia contest sponsored and organized by NHS.

To add to the spirit of Winter Carnival, a few nighttime events were scheduled. Skiing at Lost Valley was open to LHS students for a huge discount on Tuesday night and a bonfire was planned for Friday night just before the basketball game.

To cap off the week, we has a pep rally, not only to get everyone out of the dreaded "last class before vacation," but to showcase some of the performance groups that aren't usually seen by the student body. The Jazz Band, Jazz Choir, Dance Team, Drill Team, and the Western Maine Class A Regional Champion competition cheering squad all performed, and, for the amusement of the students and teachers, the Frozen T-shirt Contest, sponsored by the band, pitted a student from each class against their class advisor. (Congratulations Mr. Avery.)

We hope that next year, Winter Carnival will be even more successful and will continue for many more years. Thank you to everyone who planned, participated, or just went to the pep rally.