Senior Sneak 2021

 

I volunteered to help chaperone Senior Sneak this week. What is Senior Sneak? I think it started from the tradition of kids "cutting" or skipping school one day in their last year of high school. Senior Sneak is a school sanctioned day away from school, having fun as a group. In previous years, the seniors have gone down to Pike Place Market but Seattle is rather a mess right now and parents want to avoid it completely.

The first thing of the day was handing out t shirts to the kids. Thankfully this t shirt has nothing about COVID on it. The kids took 2 buses. I rode with another mom and got to know her better.

The chaperones were 2 teachers, one staff mom, and four other moms (including me). I'm thankful that A was OK with me being there.

The day started off at Mukilteo Lighthouse and Beach where a photographer took a formal group photo of the kids that will hang in the walls of the school. Next, kids and chaperones were given breakfast bags (bagels, etc) and custom coffee orders from Dutch Brothers. We put in our orders the night before. The coffee was delicious.

The bus drivers helped built fires in the fire pits at the beach (a teacher brought along some wood) and the kids gathered around them. It was still chilly at this point of the morning. A boy and a girl played their guitars and led some worship songs.

The next stop was Arena Sports in Mill Creek. The kids were given free range of the place with many activities. The most popular was the virtual reality game. It was interesting to see the different personalities. One girl screamed so loud. A was very low key as he played.

In the game, scary creatures some toward you and you have to shoot them. Other activities were bowling, an indoor soccer area, ping pong, air hockey, basketball, and arcade games. A played some indoor soccer which was fun to watch.

We had lunch brought in from Qdoba (chicken or beef, tortillas, rice, and various toppings) and I helped serve it. The kids were so polite!

A and one of his good friends. 

We took one more group photo (the one at the top of this post) and then the buses returned to the school in time for dismissal at 2:45 pm. I'm so thankful that these kids get to have these activities when so many others are stuck at home and isolated right now.

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