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Association the day, wearing Carnival or FWCD T-shirts, and participating in the raffle, with prizes galore! The Middle School raffle took on a “Let’s Make a Deal” format. Prizes included Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, a Google Nexus Tablet, Target gift cards, a Karaoke machine and more. The Lower School Raffle included an iPad with an iTunes gift card, an electric Razor scooter, a Nook, an iPod Nano, movie baskets and more.
Shipwrecked: Carnival 2012 Photos by Tamara Roberts Shiver me timbers! Carnival 2012 was a raving success! The Shipwrecked theme was the collaborative creation of Carnival Cochairs Heather Senter and Laurie Wade. “Each year, the two chairs come up with the theme,” Senter says. “This year, Laurie and I wanted something that was popular and would be fun for both boys and girls. Pirates have been big for the past few years, and there are so many fun ways to develop this theme.” As a result, the co-chairs and Carnival Committee transported students and families back in time and transformed the football field—complete with a giant inflatable pirate ship, pirate flags and treasure chests. Carnival is a long-standing tradition at Fort Worth Country Day and THE family event of the fall. The first FWCD Carnival was in fall 1988 and was intended to be just a fun family event, not a fundraiser, Senter shares. It was chaired by Suzie Russell and Becky Beasley, who now has two grandchildren at FWCD. Their goal: to break even. The event turned out to be
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And, of course, there was the Pumpkin Patch and Boo-tique. “Last year, the carnival chairs took the Pumpkin Patch to a whole new level,” Senter notes. This year’s team led, by Leslie Daly, Jen Rios and Molly Snyder, outdid itself. The pumpkins were lavishly embellished, decorated and hand-painted to represent the latest cartoon trends, shabby-chic styles and more. The pumpkins were donated by Central Market.
such a success that the money they made was put toward some new additions to the Lower School playground. Carnival has continued ever since and is now one of the largest PFA fundraising events. This year’s event included Carnival games and prizes, inflatable obstacle courses and slides (as well as the pirate ship!), a flipbook booth, Sweet Sammie’s Sweet Walk, an interactive DJ and the Central Market food truck. The flip-book booth allowed students to step behind a camera and make a short video clip. In less than 90 seconds, the video clip was transformed into a personalized flip book that the students took away with them. “We were thrilled to partner with Central Market, who donated all the food and food service for the event,” Senter says. The food truck fare included Black Beard’s Burger, Captain Hook’s Veggie Burger, Buccaneer Junior Burger, Jolly Roger Hot Dog, Treasure Fries, Dubloon Chips and drinks. Lower and Middle School students relished
Billy Serralta ’21 wins a basketball at the Lower School raffle. Top left: John Stephens calls out another Middle School raffle winner.
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