Hello All,
After a couple of discussions between Mary, myself, and the Executive Student Council members, we have decided that the party and lock-in scheduled for tomorrow evening will need to be rescheduled. We have several reasons for this:
1) Because the event was on a weeknight, finding enough parent volunteers for chaperones and next-morning cleaners was challenging. We did not have enough volunteers for all these hours and tasks.
2) We realized that tomorrow night is also hell night (the night before Halloween, when some characters like to 'raise hell'). While this is not a huge issue in and of itself, we still felt caution is warranted.
3) The kids (and Mary and myself) are totally exhausted after our incredibly successful pumpkin carving, Haunted Trail, and Cooking Contest spirit events. It was a lot of extra work for everyone and so much fun for all of us, but looking at the kids' faces today, it's clear they are spent. With Halloween on Thursday, we want to try to keep them healthy enough to enjoy their own traditional celebrations and their short break coming up.
The students are conversing to try and find another night that works for everyone. We will pass along any firm decisions once they are made.
Everyone is encouraged to wear their costumes during the day tomorrow. The MacAleers will be providing a Halloween-themed lunch. Yes, we are letting them have candy tomorrow and pumpkin pie! It should be a fun day, but one that still ends with their last class of the day.
As always, please get in touch with any questions or concerns.
Best,
Lockey