NEWS: Sophomore Class Officers Planning Several Fundraisers

(Photo courtesy Sadie Willett)
By Sadie Willett – Staff Reporter
The Sophomore Class President and Vice President are working together this year to fundraise for the Sophomore Class Ring Dance.
Sophomore Class President Eva Carroll and Sophomore Class Vice President Hailey Boyle are working alongside this year in order to fundraise for the class dance.
The first fundraiser is selling discounted tickets for Fright Haven. Fright Haven is a haunted house located in Stratford that becomes popular throughout the Halloween season.
The idea for the fundraiser was proposed and executed by Carroll and is being advertised by the entire sophomore class office.
Tickets for the fundraiser are $20 and 25 percent of the profit will go towards the sophomore class.
Tickets are primarily being sold during lunch waves. However, if students are interested in purchasing a ticket, they may also buy one from any of the class officers if they see them around the school.
The fundraisers are not stopping there. Other ideas in order to benefit the Class Ring Dance are in the works.
Several thoughts have been brainstormed.
A Chipotle fundraiser, where students can go to Chipotle to dine for dinner has been suggested by Carroll. A partial amount of proceeds will go towards the dance.
The fundraiser is not yet confirmed, however, Sophomore Class Advisor Mr. Boynton has stated that it is highly probable.
Boynton has also stated that the fundraisers will have a very successful outcome.
“I really hope they do turn out to be successful,” Boynton said. “My officers have some great ideas, we just need to sit down and work out some of the details.”
Costco is also a possibility for a future fundraiser.
Customers of Costco would be given a specific span of hours to purchase their groceries. A percentage of profits made would benefit the dance.
Carroll believes these fundraisers are very likely to turn out in our favor.
“The Costco fundraiser I feel will be more successful because everyone needs groceries whereas Fright Haven, not everyone wants to go,” Carroll said. “But overall, we have seen good profit from the Fright Haven one and we plan to see more.”
Boyle also has optimistic opinions on the year ahead.
“I do think it will be successful because the fundraisers that we do we make sure are at places that people our age like to go to, like Fright Haven during the fall and Chipotle for dinner,” Boyle said.
Both the Class President and Vice President as well as the Class Advisor are looking forward to collaborating with each other this year.
“I’m just going to support her,” Boyle said. “Whatever she wants to do I will help her do and I will work with her and not against her.”
Carroll looks forward to working with Boyle to assure a succeeding year.
“She’s a close friend of mine,” Carroll said. “We have collaborated over things in the past in not only school, but socially as well.”
Members of the sophomore class are optimistic for the year’s fundraisers as well.
“It opens up new opportunities for our grade to either expand for certain casual events we have during the school year,” sophomore Solomon Mercado said.
