Halloween, Take 2

Every year on Halloween VCS has an event called "Fall Festival," where we invite students and their friends/families to the school in the evening for food, games, and a small program put on by the music department (the elementary, middle, and high school choirs all perform). It's a pretty fun event.

Each year the night's festivities culminate in the beloved "pie in the face" contest, a tradition that truly seems to transcend cultures. The way it works is "willing" teachers are selected and put into several groups, 3 teachers per group. During the festival, folks can stop by the pie in the face booth and cast their "vote" for the group they would most like to see get a pie in the face by buying a ticket. By voting, they also are automatically entered into the drawing to see who gets to toss the pies. In the end, the group that raises the most money is rewarded with pies to the face. All the proceeds go towards the school's development fund (we are trying to raise enough money to build a small gymnasium).

As luck would have it, this was my year. I narrowly escaped "winning" last year, and thus was able to enjoy the pie flinging from a safe distance. Not so much this time around. I tried to add a video file to this blog for your viewing pleasure, but I couldn't get it to upload. Instead, I'm posting a few pictures of the carnage (before, during, and after):