By Dennis Tran and Lindsay Danley
On the evening of Oct. 30, students, faculty, alumni, and family members flooded the school for the first Halloween club carnival and second annual Glow Show, which were held in conjunction with choir’s haunted maze.
The night began at 5 p.m. when clubs started to sell various treats to the carnival attendees. From funnel cake, boba, apple pie, and spam musubi to henna tattoos, clothes, and fortune telling, all the clubs in attendance worked their hardest to sell their products and gain profits for their organization.
Mercy Corps club president Emily Le (‘15) said, “It was a pretty hectic night. We had an overwhelming amount of orders, but we were able to fulfill all of them and satisfy our customers with our delicious funnel cakes.”
Although there were a wide variety of activities and booths, Sea Leaf president Joshua Deng (‘14) said he felt like there was too much going on during the carnival. “With the glow show, and the maze, and the food trucks it felt like there really wasn’t room for clubs to do much.”
While club members were selling food and running around advertising their organization, Troubadour and theater members dressed up in frightening costumes and haunted the school grounds by running up to unsuspecting students and scaring them away. “They were pretty terrifying, to say the least,” says FV alumni Annie Cao.
By 7:30 p.m., it was time for the main event: the Glow Show. The show featured performances by the pep quad, song, the dance team, and the Fountain Valley Dance Association. “We’ve been practicing for about two to three hours a week for Glow Show, and we also met outside of school as well,” said dancer Katrina Lien (‘14).
Quarterback Scott Schultz (‘14) and coach Ray Fenton also delivered speeches. Fenton’s words left many Barons excited for the game against Edison and eager for victory. “I’ll see you in 47 hours when we win back the bell,” he said.
Emily White (‘17) added, “I think most people were wowed. It really got me pumped up for the game.”
Despite great efforts by ASB, the multiple performers, and everyone else involved in the show’s production, this year’s Glow Show did not seem to leave as strong of an impression on the audience as compared to last year’s first run of the show.
“To be honest, I felt like last year’s Glow Show was a little better, but I still liked how they tried to get everyone involved with the glow sticks,” said Kenneth Barrios (‘15). Barrios also added that the spirit at last year’s Glow show seemed much stronger.
Still, the show succeeded in its goal to motivate our football team and rile up the student body for the Bell Game. The night was filled with food and fun for all ages, and was a great way for Barons to come together and show their school spirit.
