Lights the Night - Old Trail School

The actual Light the Night celebration was held on October 9.Many activities led up to this day including the creation of aspecial “Light the Night” glow-in-the dark t-shirt that wasdesigned by Shannon Cutri, mother of Michael ‘17,Jonathan ‘15 and Peter ‘12. and then sold by members of theJunior Optimist Octagon International (JOOI) Club along withglow bracelets and necklaces.The themes of “light” and “night” were incorporated intoteachers’ lessons that week. Students also decorated theirclassrooms and hallways. Some of the lessons included:• Third, fourth and fifth grade science students made polarizedlight mosaics• Fifth graders memorized Night Creature as their poem forthe cycle• Sixth graders assembled constellations in the night sky withlights which were then hung in the sixth grade hallway.• Second graders in Barb DiTirro’s class went “back in time”that week, as they studied past and present in social studies.Their classroom featured a lighted disco ball and flowers, peacesigns, etc.• Kindergarten students decorated glass vases with pretty coloredtissue paper and watered down glue so they looked like stainedglass and then put strings of twinkle lights inside. They also readstories about night time including The Napping House and Franklinin the Dark.A special time during that week’s Head of School Assembly featuredTaylor Chlebina and her family as they talked about their experiencewith Taylor’s leukemia that she had as a toddler. Thankfully, Taylormade a full recovery and has dedicated much of her time to raisingawareness and funds for the LSS.The Chlebina family: Spencer ‘10; Mary Kay, John and Taylor ‘10.On Thursday, October 9, more than 300 Old Trail School students,family members and friends arrived at the Hale Farm & Villageparking lot. They set out on a twilight walk to Indigo Lake and backwearing their t-shirts and glow necklaces. They drove to School,which had been decorated outside with luminaries designed byseventh grade advisories and inside with many, many twinkle lights,lava lamps and neon signs. People toured through the darkenedhallways and viewed the creations before having cider and donutholes in the dining room.The following week, the Intermediate School Advisory Council(ISAC) held a bake sale for LSS. It was a great success, raising$230.40!Judy Brookhart and Amanda Kuhen (co-service learningcoordinators) organized the event as well as all of the activities bothbefore and after. They were pleased to report at an assembly that allof the fundraising efforts amounted to $3,000 to be donated to theLeukemia & Lymphoma Society.www.oldtrail.org9