Seton High got Pranked??!!!

It has been a tradition for the seniors, near the end of the year, to prank the school and mess things up. This year the seniors came to the school around 8 o'clock at night to start their mission. Mrs. Feist and her husband were kind enough to help the seniors out and watch them to make sure they are doing appropriate things. The seniors got in and immediately got to work. The seniors that participated in this were Robert Bagby, Nate Weatheral, Jack Fraley, Nolan Burkhardt, Sonny Stanley, Jerry Patmore, Bella Diehl, Sophia Coyner, Logen Griffen, and Mekenna McDonald. Helping the seniors out, but were more forced to tag along by siblings, were Kaydence Burkhardt and Mekenzie McDonald.

The seniors started with the main office putting a ribbon decor blocking the front door and wanted poster for anyone who didn't show up. They put sticky notes everywhere, even in Mrs. Brack's office! The seniors put two signs up in the school and even a for sale sign out front. They took streamers and toilet paper and streamed them everywhere blocking kids from getting to lockers and even walking down the hallway. They took paper plates and threw them everywhere in the gym along with glow sticks. The seniors took the benches on the top floor and placed them in the bathrooms blocking the kids from getting in. They wrote on the mirror and glass windows.

The seniors had a lot of fun. Bella Diehl said that she had a lot of fun but one thing they wish they could've done was put glitter everywhere. Robert Bagby said that his favorite part was probably the for sale sign at the front of the school, but he wishes the seniors did more to the teacher's classrooms. Mekenna McDonald said that the experience felt so surreal and that graduation is really close. The seniors went home that night and finished packing and went to sleep for their big senior retreat the next day.

Seniors Last and Final Retreat

As the end of the year is wrapping up, the seniors are preparing to take on the next stage in their lives. They took May 2nd and the 3rd to take a step back to spend time with each other and God. After a late evening of pranking the school, the seniors woke up bright and early to leave to go to the Jesuit Center in Milford Ohio.

When they got there they got settled into their individual rooms and met the counselors that were going to be guiding them through this retreat. During this retreat they got to play different games and got different kinds of reflective time to look on their faith and their relationships with the people around them. After each session of meeting they would get breaks and go outside or to their rooms. During this reflective time they would go into small groups and discuss the topics at hand. Their day ended around 6 o'clock at night they had dinner, then made their way down by the river to have a bonfire. Then the rest of the night was theirs to shower, play the board games, walk around the property, play basketball on the court, or even play pickleball.

Senior Bella Diehl said that she really liked the retreat and that her favorite moment of the retreat would be the silent time that she spent outside. Senior Robert Bagby said that he also enjoyed silent time and wished that they had more time to stay silent. So what was Silent time? Silent time was a time of absolutely no talking. You could go to the church to pray, you could go color on different pages, or you could walk around the property. During this time you were trying to find yourself and God in ways that you may not have even realized. The seniors on the trip collectively agreed that at first it was hard to stay silent, but they found peace in it and even felt calmer than before.

On Friday, the last day that the seniors were at the Jesuit center, they woke up early and cleaned and packed up their rooms. Then they headed to the cafeteria for breakfast and to wake up just a bit. After everything is done they headed over to the church to have Mass held by a Priest from Nigeria and close out the retreat.

Senior Trip to Kings Island!

A moment that can't be replaced

The class of 2024 went to Kings Island Friday, May 3. They had an amazing time! The class did all sorts of things. I asked two of the seniors four questions about their experience at Kings Island. Those four questions were:

• What was your favorite ride you went on at Kings island? 

• Where did you eat? 

• Did you try any new rides? 

• What was your favorite part? 

Nolan Burkhardt said his favorite ride was Orian (which was the biggest ride there)

Nolan ate at Panda Express (yum). He said he tried the Orian for the first time and his favorite part was hanging out with his friends.

Mary Daoud's favorite ride at Kings Island was the Grand Carousel. 

She ate Blue ice cream at Snoopy's Snow Cone

This was Mary's first time going to Kings Island so it was a new experience!

Her favorite part was laughing and taking pictures with her friends as they experienced Kings Island!

I hope the seniors had fun and made memorable last moments together!