Frosted sugar cookies, face painting, and plastic firefighter hats were just a few of the treats found at club stalls at Spring Fling on April 19. There were many different activities, including a dunk tank, a bouncy house, and opportunities to smash pies in the faces of students and teachers.
Student Council announced Spring Fling on April 5 and invited club and organization leaders and sports captains to sign up for tables, with suggested activities like ring tosses, face painting, raffle baskets, bake sales, glitter tattoos, and balloon pops. The location of Spring Fling was a change from previous years, as the event moved from the lawn in front of Spencer House to the paved area in front of the King Field turf.
Attendees could donate money to the Save Chinatown initiative in exchange for throwing a whipped cream pie in the face of volunteer teachers. Girls lacrosse also offered pie throwing as a team fundraiser.
“It [hitting Ms. Plows with a pie] was really good. I wasn’t really expecting to get her just because I didn’t think that Ms. Plows would volunteer, but I really love her,” junior Riley Smith said.
Many clubs also held bake sales and other fundraisers to gather money for any of their upcoming events.
“We were doing trivia about feminism and the feminist movement, so if you got one right, you got a lollipop. It was just free, for fun, and I think people had a good time,” senior Feminism Club president Casey Conway said.
Regular coffeehouse performers also shared live music, shifting to a tent near the Panther Pit whenever it started to rain.
“[Spring Fling] was amazing. I loved it there. The music had a vibe, and everyone seemed to be having a great time. I’m just having a blast,” Smith said.
Many students were enthusiastic about the various opportunities available.
“I liked winning a small purple duck from German Club. There was a pool of water, and you took a little squirty bottle and just squirted the bigger duck across, and if you won, you got a smaller duck,” freshman Kaylin Fava said.
Club members were also excited about how many people showed up to have fun and participate in the different activities.
“I’m running the Mock Trial club’s table, and we’re doing a bake sale and doing some trivia. So if you get a trivia question right, you get something for free from the table,” junior Olivia Heisey-Terrell said. “People have been really into it because people like free stuff, but it has encouraged people to actually buy stuff, which is really exciting.”
Some students volunteered to be in the dunk tank, while others could pay three dollars to toss a ball and try to dunk someone.
“I had to help out with the table for Reading Olympics, so I was there for that. And then once my responsibilities were done, I decided to get dunked. My friends said they’ll give me 20 bucks and you get your free Chick-fil-A, so I was like ‘all right,’” freshman Advaya Singh said.
