Seniors Serena Dantzler and Will Breeding were crowned Carson High School’s 2021 Winterfest queen and king Friday night in the gym during a ceremony closed to the public and limited to a few family members only.
Photo by Jessica Garcia.
Carson High students vote for their classmates, with each class voting for their class level and senior candidates, according to leadership adviser Ann Britt, who helps to organize the annual event.
“I think it turned out pretty good,” Britt said. “I’m really happy. We had no activities where we could get people together.”
Britt said it was important to carry on at least a few familiar traditions for the students even if the year’s most significant social events have been impacted by the pandemic and there are fewer students on campus daily.
“It was a little stressful with all the regulations and everything we had to do, but I’m just glad my school supports me and we were able to make it happen at least for a handful of parents and these kids,” Britt said. “I know a lot of schools aren’t doing a whole lot right now, so I’m just doing anything we can do to try to make it as normal as possible.”
Winterfest typically invites students and faculty members to participate in dress-up days, decorate the campus, hold pep rallies and play music and games, all of which still happened as usual, Britt said.
Dantzler said overall, this year’s program was “a lot more laidback” than it might have been.
“It was rigged from the beginning,” she said jokingly.
The challenge was keeping in contact with most of the students and getting the word out, she said.
“The FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) did a virtual talent show, which was fabulous, so they were at least do an activity and be a part of it,” Britt said.
Given the circumstances, however, she said she was satisfied with Friday’s turnout for families and hopes to plan one of the year’s culminating events to make the students proud this spring.
“We’re here,” she said. “We’re going to keep moving forward, and hopefully we’re going to get a prom out. Our plan is to still try to plan a prom and have something for these kids.”
