Isabel Lawrence
News Editor
Students were encouraged to “get freaky” on Feb. 1, when the Student Advocates hosted the second annual Freaky Friday. The event, which took place in the lounge, encouraged the mixing of grades during lunch through the rearrangement of the lunch tables. With music, candy, and ice breakers, the Student Advocates once again set out to break through social barriers.
According to Student Advocate co-advisor Cynthia Rivera, since this was the second Freaky Friday, the Student Advocates were better prepared for what the day entailed. She felt that the students were also more willing to participate. “I think we’re less nervous, we know that it works well, and the kids were anticipating it this year, they know what it was,” Ms. Rivera said. “I don’t think we had the number of kids who tried to get off campus because they thought they were going to be forced to sit at different tables. I think kids were much more open to the idea of it and they had a lot of fun with it today.”
Student Advocate senior member Abbie Stone saw the benefits of approaching Freaky Friday for the second time, as the Student Advocates were able to recognize what worked last year and improve upon past ideas. “We only got rid of the real games because we realized that it was conversations that got people talking and not actual structured games. Other than that it really stayed a lot the same,” she said. “Because people had just gotten used to the idea, they were kind of excited about the same thing. I think the only real difference is that there’s no ice cream this year.”
Senior Bridget Falcone, who participated in Freaky Friday last year, continued to understand the importance of the day. “Of course I’m participating,” Bridget said. “I just think it’s fun to meet new people and I like meeting the underclassmen.”
Bridget was not the only student who was interested in meeting other grades. Sophomore Preston Eppler recognized the need for the grades to interact. “I think its important for upperclassmen and underclassmen to get to know each other,” he said.
For freshmen, Freaky Friday was a new experience this year, and many were excited to participate in order to become closer with upperclassmen and increase their social horizons. Freshman Ryan Gress sat a table with mostly juniors, and thought Freaky Friday was “important to stop bullying.”
The Student Advocates saw the success of Freaky Friday last year, and hoped this year to make a lasting change. Junior Student Advocate member Christina Donovan hoped that this year’s event would perpetuate school wide unity. “The big change this year was the table set up, so now we’re keeping the tables all separated as opposed to being in a long line,” she said. “Hopefully Freaky Friday can continue throughout the year.”
