Leadership hosted Pie Day on the Green during lunch on Friday. The event was inspired by National Pi Day, which takes place on March 14. Students had the option to pie either a teacher or a senior in the face, with both options costing two dollars.
“This event is Pie Day celebrating Pi, like 3.14. I thought it would be a fun idea to hire seniors and teachers to spread joy and just make a fun event,” sophomore and Leadership student Alexandra Brottem said. Brottem is part of the Holiday Festivities and Events Committee, and she wanted to expand their celebrations to include the more obscure holidays.
Leadership set up tables on the Green that soon became populated by students, all eagerly waiting to purchase a pie tin filled with whipped cream.
Seniors and teachers volunteering to be pied wore a protective plastic poncho, ensuring clean clothes, but their faces were left uncovered. Volunteers were led to chairs in front of the crowd of students, eagerly awaiting the main event.
Spectating students were shocked as seniors’ and teachers’ faces alike became smothered with sticky whipped cream. Some students shoved harder than others, and stray whipped cream splattered onto the faces and clothes of others nearby.
Spirits were high, and everyone was enjoying themselves. “[I agreed to be pied] to create memories. It’s my last year. I’m having fun with my senior friends and creating a memorable day,” senior and volunteer Jesus Oseguera said when asked about his feelings post-pie.
While volunteers had fun in the moment, the aftermath was not the most pleasant. “I didn’t mind it [getting pied] at the time, but afterwards my eyes stung and now I smell like rancid whipped cream,” AP World History and Ethnic Studies teacher Marcus Kevorkyan said. “I smell really bad, and it’s making me a little bit nauseous.”
While cleanup may have been a little complicated, the event was successful in providing a space for students to make memories and share some laughter.
