Student Reporter News: Ice Cream Social

Whenever possible, we like to open up the blog to our student writers. What better way to learn about OLS than through their eyes? Today, two of our students report on the ice cream social, which was held a few days before school began.

“The end of summer is always marked with the Ice Cream Social. It is when my classmates get to see each other again. We start with ice cream and then go and see all our new teachers. For the first time, they also had a book fair at the social. The school is filled with students running around, checking out their new classrooms, and getting used to being in the building again. This year, after the end of the Ice Cream Social, tables and chairs were cleaned up and a movie was put on a big screen. Everybody seemed to enjoy the Ice Cream Social, and this year, it was a really good one.” – Sam B., 7^th grade

“You can start to tell that school is just about to start up again when the ice cream social comes around. Students and their parents come up to OLS to meet the teachers, see the classrooms, and eat ice cream. Also, people talk and socialize with each other. A few differences took place this year, though. First off, the Scholastic book fair was, for the first time, during the ice cream social, and there was a movie after. Snacks and drinks were sold during the movie to make money. People got the feeling that it is going to be a good year at OLS.” – Ben K., 8^th grade