CHS dances closer to first THON
T-shirt design for this year’s THON.
January 7, 2014
Carlisle High School’s mini-THON committee has been continuing to work hard to plan this new event to be held on March 21.
The mini-THON, which is new to the high school, is being planned by multiple students on the committee. Different events, such as karaoke, dancing, and a Wingin’ It! performance will be occurring all throughout the night at Carlisle High School.
“I think some things that are similar to what we would do during spirit weeks like dodgeball and volleyball would be fun,” said Amina Alagic, a sophomore interested in attending.
The theme for the mini-THON is “Blasting Off to a Cure,” which has been voted and decided on by the entire mini-THON staff. This theme has a “space” idea, so the McGowan building will be decorated according to this.
In addition to the student body, the community is able to come between 7-11 pm.
“I think that it’s a great idea. If the event is promoted well, many alumni and now community members could get involved,” said CHS alumni Bridger Washington.
The goal for the committee is to raise $8000 during the night for the Four Diamonds Fund. With the community actively involved, as well as the student body, they believe this can be reached.
“With different fundraising possibilities, such Stop the Bop and a Lip Singing Competition, the goal amount of money can easily be reached,” said junior Justine Douglas, who is in charge of the mini-THON event this year.
Miranda Clash • Jan 21, 2014 at 8:40 pm
I am part of the THON committee, and in addition to the primary goal of raising money to fight childhood cancer, we are also really excited to organize this event to generate school spirit. Although most students dress up on theme days, donate toys to Toys for Tots, and scream as loud as they can at pep rallies during spirit weeks, all of these actions are mostly motivated by hopes of beating the other classes in class wars. Is this selfish motive really a demonstration school spirit? Participating in THON will give students the opportunity to all come together as Carlisle High School to support a worthy cause and fight cancer instead of fighting the other grades.
Daniel Munck • Jan 20, 2014 at 11:55 pm
I am very excited for the mini-THON event at Carlisle High School. I believe that the event will be great for the student body, and hopefully it will be able to reach its fundraising goal for the Four Diamonds Fund.
Spencer Pechart • Jan 20, 2014 at 10:18 pm
I’m so excited to see how mini-THON turns out! All the promotion is great and I’m considering of attending!
William Morris • Jan 13, 2014 at 10:58 pm
I personally think that the bringing of mini-THON to Carlisle is fantastic news. I know a lot of people both going to and currently attending Penn State, where THON is treated as a huge deal. This being the case, I’m sure that this will touch a lot of people not just who are somehow associated with Penn State, but have also been affected somehow by cancer. With the right marketing and advertising, this could get to be as big as Relay for Life.
Just a few suggestions. You might want to cover more on who is behind the mini-THON. Is it the Student Council? Class Councils? More information on what the Four Diamonds Fund is might also be a good thing to include. You wouldn’t have to necessarily describe in detail what it is and what it is about, just a brief description on what it stands for.
Nonetheless, excellent article and good work!
Miranda Clash • Jan 21, 2014 at 8:33 pm
Mini-THON is being organized primarily by the Mini-THON committee, which is comprised of students (grades 9-12) who signed up to be part of the club, which meets during club days and sometimes after school. Although we have support from Student and Class Councils, the THON club is the driving force behind the event.