All decked out

On Dec. 6, the Journalism Club put on a charity fashion show (produced by yours truly) to promote its annual Santa Bucks program. With months of planning and a lot of last-minute organizing, the show was ultimately a success.

It would have not been so successful without the help that others selfl essly put forth. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone who particiapted.

First of all I would like to thank all the models who allowed me to dress them in clothing that may not have neccesarily been their personal style. The models consisted of six North Lake students and one staff member (all pictured). My second hand, Judy Faue, was there to help me from the beginning. She spent countless hours in the Santa Bucks room helping sort through all the clothes that had been donated to the program. I don't think that I could have gotten it all done without her!

The holiday music was selected and put together by former North Lake student, Scott Jones.

Special thanks go to the following behind-the-scenes volunteers: Journalism Club president Amanda Witt who took all the photos; Casey Cavalier and William Gray for helping set up the stage; Mike McKee for providing the stage lighting; Desiree Espada and Lisa Nakayama for their backstage hands-on help and also for their help setting up and keeping the show running smoothly in front.

Journalism Club advisor and publications manager, Kathleen Stockmier, not only made the show possible in the fi rst place, she was also the one who emceed the event. I would like to thank her for the making the opportunity available.

As many of you may remember, Dec. 7 was greeted with horrendous winter storms, threatening and ultimately forcing the campus to close in the early afternoon. It did not stop the Journalism Club from setting up the Santa Bucks store and giving away all of the donated food and almost all of the donated clothing, toys, household items and miscellaneous gifts. Even though it was cut short by fi ve hours of its usual running time, the day ended with success.

With the new semester freshly underway, I look forward to upcoming events that will draw out the best in fellow North Lake students and staff as this event did.