“Soak a Senior” raises over $900 for North Star prom committee

Participants in the “Soak A Senior” event at North Star High School were good sports as they gathered for a group photo in front of an Amherstburg fire truck (above) while teacher Rosiland Stuebing unleashes a fire hose on the brave participants (below).

Grade 12 students, and a few of their teachers, got wet last Thursday despite the chilly fall temperatures.

North Star High School held a “Soak a Senior” Nov. 5 with upwards of 20 senior students sitting in a horseshoe along with some of their teachers getting soaked by their fellow students and even a few staff members. Those who volunteered to get wet either had bowls or buckets of water dumped on them or were doused with a fire hose, the latter courtesy of the Amherstburg Fire Department.

“This is a fundraiser for our prom committee,” said student Ella Leco, a member of the prom committee. “All of our proceeds go to this year’s prom.”

Students could pay to spray or dump water on seniors or teachers and when the money was added up, it came to $472. The Amherstburg Firefighters Association then matched the $472, bringing the total up to $944.

“They were good sports,” Leco said of those who volunteered to get soaked. “It’s a cold day but they did good.”

There were a lot of students who volunteered, Leco added, but the committee had to narrow it down.

“It went really well,” said Jaclyn Balogh, one of the teachers who works with the prom committee.

Balogh said the “Soak A Senior” event was a good idea and noted many of the Amherstburg firefighters that took part were graduates of the school.

“They were happy and willing participants,” she said. 

The prom committee is also involved in selling “senior wear,” clothing geared towards this year’s Grade 12 class at the Amherstburg public high school. 

“Soak a Senior” raises over $900 for North Star prom committee

By Ron Giofu