FCCLA Open House Night
By Anna Peterson
The Burke FCCLA Chapter held an open house on March 20 one last time before they competed at state on March 31. The open house was held at the Burke High School Gym. Anyone who will be competing at state presented their project twice for the public to see. The FCCLA chapter also provided snacks of every food group for people to snack on.
"Each year we have an open house for the kids who are going to the State Conference. Then they presented their projects twice that night, and everyone did really well. We are ready to compete at state and send as many students as we can to Nationals. The open house was a great time to perfect our projects and be ready to compete at State. Mrs. Opbroek is really proud of everyone that presented a project, and she knows we will do amazing at State!", said FCCLA Chapter President, Erika Van Nieuwehuyse.
High School Perform Larceny and Old Lace
By Anna Peterson
The High School Drama performed their play Larceny and Old Lace on Friday March 29. The play was about Harold Peabody's sweet aunts Millie, Gertie, Hatty, and Pansy are gambling in Las Vegas while Harold stays at their home to watch over his eccentric Uncle Charlie, who thinks he is a pirate and is constantly "burying treasure" in the basement. When Harold hears the local bank has been robbed and then discovers a bag of money in the house, he declares that Charlie has buried his last treasure and decides he must go to a home for senior sitizens. But the Aunt's can't imagine doing suck a thing. After all, Charlie had nothing to do with the bag of money. How do they know? They stole it from a casino! They casually admit it was their thirteenth holdup of a gambling establishment, pleasantly reminiscing about their previous exploits. When Harold's jailbird cousin Mordred shows up with his oun bundle of money and the FBI hot on her heels, the pandemonium muptiplies.
FCCLA March Challenge
By Anna Peterson
The FCCLA Monthly Challenge this month was fitness month. Erika Van Nieuwenhuyse, Emily Stukel, Sierra Swan, Haley Benter, and Brecken Bartling all participated in coming up with the idea to have elementary and middle schoolers dance in the high school gym.
Grades 2-5 danced to Just Dance for 15 minutes, and the middle schoolers danced to Just Dance for 20 minutes.