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(From left) Krueger Middle School students Brenton Blue, Destiny Elliott, A’Naria Williams, A’Niyah Fly and Caleb Holmes pose for a picture before entering the school’s first-ever winter semiformal on Friday, Dec. 15.
Krueger hosts first-ever winter semiformal
By Damani Edgington
Staff writer
MICHIGAN CITY – Krueger was dressed to impress Friday night.
Along with the students, the cafeteria was covered head to toe with beautiful lights for Krueger Middle School’s first-ever winter semiformal.
“With everything else that’s going on, for us to be able to come in and have a dope time, that’s what it’s about,” said KMS teacher Brandon Williams, who DJed the event.
Along with Williams, teachers Alexis Tepavcevich, George Olson, Krueger Middle School’s student council and others all came together to make this event possible. The event was the brainchild of Teresa Whitney, who dotted her i’s and crossed her t’s to plan the event.
“I wanted to give the students of Krueger something fun to do that they’ve never had before,” she said.
With Whitney as the organizer, everything fell into place.
“I’ve loved decorating my whole life.” Mr. Olson said “I knew what needed to be done and I just got to work.”
As Mr. Olson, with the help of student council, worked the lights, Tepavcevich made gorgeous wall decorations to truly give the winter wonderland effect.
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This frosty forest scenery provided a beautiful background for students to pose for photos during Krueger’s winter semiformal dance.
Even during the dance, there was lots of work still to be done. Krueger teacher Jill Grabowski and Michigan City High School’s honor society served walking tacos. The Labis family worked the concession stand, while multiple other volunteers worked the photo corner.
With the cafeteria decked out with decor and the backdrops wrinkle free, all that was missing was the guests. And when the clock struck 5:50 p.m., they did not disappoint.
All the work made the dance extremely enjoyable and a great environment to make new memories, which is exactly what student Justin Ryberg did.
Justin enjoyed the music and dancing just as much as the next person, but that night marked something special for him. It was his first time crowd surfing.
When asked about it, he kept it simple.
“Very interesting,” he said. “First time for everything.”
Video by Abigail Shanks