Halloween Carnival.

I can't remember if I ever mentioned the Halloween Carnival in a previous post of not...so bear with me. This past weekend myself and my group of 11th graders were in charge of putting on the community Halloween Carnival (Talk about stress). 

When I first volunteered to be the 11th grade advisor that was one of the things that I was told I'd be in charge of. I was then informed that all the stuff that was used in the previous years had been accidentally thrown out, so we'd need to purchase replacement stuff. It really became funny when I realized how little money the junior class had. Thankfully, with the help of some co-workers (one who had been here previous years, so knew what it looked like) we were able to hash down a list of things that we would need. 


The purchase order was turned in and now it was time to just wait for everything to come. About a week and a half prior to the carnival, I found out that the order hadn't been placed. I don't really know the details of it but I was stressing out a little at that point. The order was finally placed and maybe a week later the stuff had arrived. We all had a big LOL time when we opened the box and got to see what we'd be using (We ordered from Oriental Trading..and they're not the best quality but they work). 


Friday night came around and it was time to set up the gym for the carnival the next day. Many of the 11th grade class came and about 5-6 co-workers. We were here for a couple hours and were able to get most of the decorating done. 


When it was all set up...I was starting to get nervous. I didn't want that pressure to fall on me if the carnival was a plop. It didn't look like anything spectacular but we were working with what we had. 


Saturday came around and everything just fell into place. We got the last minute details worked out. Everything was about as ready as it could have been. By the time the carnival was about to start there was even a line at the door. 


So, we survived! The community seemed to enjoy what was there. It wasn't anything like previous years, but the kiddo's sure loved it. It was a GREAT fundraiser for the junior class and now their account isn't suffering as much. 


It was definitely a learning experience for me. Hopefully next year it won't be as bumpy of a road getting there...