No. 17 Vol. 2
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February 2019
West Essex High School Hosts Comic Con Event
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By Dawn M Chiossi n recent years Comic Con events have exploded in popularity. They are fandoms, a place where fans gather together, explore, discuss, and enjoy their favorites with other enthusiasts. Originally these fandoms or conventions were formed to celebrate comics. Now they have expanded to encompass any interest at all. Whether people’s passions are superheroes, comics, Harry Potter, Game Of Thrones, or anything at all, a comic con event is the place for it. On January 16th, West Essex High School hosted their own Comic Con. The school even went so far as to encourage everyone--even the faculty-- to come in costume for judging. West Essex High took the library from everyday to extraordinary: transforming it into a place filled with Sci-Fi, comics, magic, fantasy and so much more. The event was so popular, officials were thrilled with the turnout, approximately over 80 students from both West Essex High School and Middle School attending. According to West Essex High School librarian, Rosemary Rich, the event was a much anticipated one, both for the students and the staff alike.
“For an event that was held after school competing with both football and play rehearsals, I was impressed with the turnout,” Rich enthuses. Hosting a Comic Con was great, innovative thinking, and Rich shares that the idea of hosting a Comic Con was a combined effort from herself, and two
other librarians, West Essex Middle School librarian, Catherine Spinella, and Fairfield librarian, Jamie O’Donnell. “We had hosted a Comic Con two or three years ago, but didn’t get to it last year,” she explains. “Our first one had gone so well, we were excited to do it continued on page 2
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