By Alexandria Martinez & Aleksandra Bursac
Mother Nature had a different plan for this years Oktoberfest. On the day Oktoberfest was scheduled to happen, it was raining… hard.
Senior Class officers made the best of the situation, but most seniors were still disappointed with the outcome.
Gabriela Munoz, Div. 264, had been looking forward to Oktoberfest since her freshman year, and was upset upon hearing about the move.
“I remember looking out the window as an underclassman and seeing all the seniors having so much fun in the Memorial Garden. I was really looking forward to that this year, but it’s not like we can control the weather,” Munoz said.
Many seniors agree with Munoz.
“I think that whoever was in charge should have just postponed it until the next week to keep the tradition of having it in the Memorial Garden,” said Daniela Rodriguez, Div. 268.
However, there was not much the administration could do. The food was already bought and cooked. Everything was ready and the day was set.
“We all knew it was going to rain and at first we were going to move the whole thing to Gym Two, but Gym Two is kind of, well…crappy,” said Senior Class President Bill Phan, Div. 258.
There was a multitude of activities for the seniors to participate in. The traditional pie eating, apple bobbing, and limbo contests came back this year along with new attractions such as musical numbers, karaoke and face painting.
“I played the musical numbers games and I thought it was super lame,” said Benny Chui, Div. 263.
But the whole event is what you choose to make of it.
“I won one of the apple bobbing contests,” said Magdalena Mastalerz, Div. 283. “My friends got hilarious pictures and videos. It was so much fun.”
Service hours also caused an issue with attendance as seniors who were not caught up with the required hours were not allowed to attend the event.
“I think that it would have been better if they weren’t so strict about hours because there was hardly anyone there,” said Selena Alvarado, Div. 250.
Overall, Oktoberfest seemed to be a success to those who attended. Whether they bobbed for apples, played musical people, sang karaoke, or ate pie, most seniors agree, it better than being in class.
