The afternoon sun was coming down upon Juniors Bianca Walker and Colleen Shute as they lined up to race across the inflatable course positioned in front of them. As the two raced through the course, Shute began to gain a lead as Walker tried to catch up. Ultimately, Walker came out in front of her friend and the two were quick to start laughing about the race.
“My goal was to just not slip and eat it,” said Shute.
This fun competition between friends was just a small part of the Prospect Carnival on Friday, May 17th. The carnival put together by ASB was held on the front lawn off of Kensington Road, and went from 3:00pm to 4:30pm.
The carnival included many of the traditional aspects that students are likely familiar with: a fun swing ride, a bungee with a trampoline, a rock climbing wall, games like ‘Slap Shot’, face painting and of course a cotton candy machine. However, there were some unique things that ASB brought to Prospect: Kona Ice, live student bands, inflatable-based ‘Twister’ and outdoor games like badminton.
To learn more about the inspiration and thoughts behind the carnival click here to read, “Welcoming summer with ASB carnival”.
Walker was helping out at the swing ride for part of the carnival, which Shute was at the trampoline area.
“It was really cool to see people come up and talk about what they’ve been doing,” said Walker.
The two agreed that the carnival is something that they hope will return next year. They agreed that, while there was a lot of effort to get the carnival to the way it looks on Friday, the event is a great way to see Prospect students interacting with one another.
“I just like seeing my friends [having fun] and everyone just seems relaxed and happy,” said Shute.
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Prospect’s front lawn becomes flooded with eager students, ready to experience Prospect’s first Spring Fling Carnival on Friday, May 17th..
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Students from activities like ASB, help pass out cotton candy to their peers.
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Games like badminton were also put out to allow students to choose from all ranges of activities.
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Prospect student battles it out with Sir. Kensington in ‘Twister’.
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Other students participated in ‘Twister’, which usually proved harder than it looked.
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Many students choose to race each other through an inflated obstacle course.
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Climbing up the rock wall, students got to test how strong they mentally were in order to reach the top.
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Live music from aspiring Prospect artists drew in crowds of students, as the melodies were heard throughout most of the carnival.
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Other students helped out at activities like ‘High Striker’ as students walked as hard as they could for tickets that they could trade in for prizes.
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Plenty of students enjoyed walking around the grounds and enjoying the atmosphere that the carnival brought.
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Face painters helped paint unique styles on students who came up, free of any charge.
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Two students race off from the start of the obstacle course in hopes of being the one to win against the other.
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The swing ride offered students the mild experience of flying in the air, while still being a realistic carnival element for the school.
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Even though the Prospect softball team had practice, they still managed to stop by for a bit playing games like ‘Giant Foosball’.
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Friends encouraged each other with positive words to help them hit the mallet as hard as possible.
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Some students choose to get more abstract designs painted on their faces that reflect the mood of the day.
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Prospect students running to meet their friends in line to go on the swing.
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Prospect student volunteers throw the ball back to participate, so that they can try to land the ball into the canister.
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As students raced each other on the obstacle course, they also challenged each other to race up the rock climbing wall.
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Students were able to show off their flexible talents on the bungee line, where they could soar in the air.
