A Valentines Special
Candy Grams! A staple during Valentine’s season. Is it so those who are lonely don’t feel lonely or is it simply because it is the season of love.
The 11th grade student council is planning on selling candy grams this year in hopes to fundraise for the end of the year trip to club getaway. Now to the specifics; the candy grams for the 11th grade will cost 2 dollars a bag. You can order as many as you’d like. A couple 11th graders including myself will be walking around during advisory periods to take orders. You will need to give your name, grade, how many orders you’d like, and who the bag will go too. The great thing is that the candy gram can be anonymous for all of you who are scared of confrontation.
The 9th grade on the other hand will be having a Valentines day dance this Friday, February 10th in the cafeteria from 5-8pm.
As for the 10th grade, they are selling Valentine’s Day themed gifts. REAL roses which are pretty nice, and cupcakes. The cupcakes are $1.50 and the roses vary depending on the amount. 1 rose will cost $2, 3 roses have a cost of $5.
It seems as if competition is rising between the 10th grade and 11th grade business. Who do you think will make more money?
It also seems like the 12th grade seniors are the only ones not celebrating the love season… What’s that about?
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Ranyeli Rodriguez is a senior at The Lab School of Finance and Technology. Ranyeli expresses great passion for journalism and plans to build community...
Lily Klau
Apr 19, 2023 at 12:07 pm
Hello Ranyeli! Thank you for writing this article, since it is very informative and fun for the reader. I love your tone and humor that you incorporated throughout your article and appreciate your writing. The organization of the article was really great with an interesting and grabbing lede and then including the information after. I like how you proposed the question to the reader about the real reason behind the candy grams. Thank you for writing an informative article which was very enjoyable to read about the tradition of candy grams. I hope you continue to write amazing opinions!
Paige Miller
Apr 18, 2023 at 5:39 pm
I really enjoyed really your article! The first two lines of the lede not only got me engaged in the story, but also helped introduce what the rest of the article is about. I also really liked how you described what each grade is doing to celebrate Valentine’s Day, rather than just focusing on 11th grade. I thought it was engaging to the reader how you added a question in the second to last paragraph, as it makes the article more interactive for the reader to think about which grade will make more money.
Finnegan Courtney
Apr 18, 2023 at 12:12 pm
Hi! I’m Finnegan Courtney, I’m a student journalist and I write for Inklings in CT! I really enjoyed reading your feature and was super impressed! It was really informative about everything Valentine’s at your school, especially how you pose questions back to your readers. That’s a good way at getting interaction with the article and hopefully more attention for future articles.