No Holiday World For Senior Class of 2019

For years, the Owensboro High School Senior Class has traditionally taken an annual trip to Holiday World shortly before graduation. This year, however, that will not be the case. According to Christie Fogle, senior class counselor, that is because the class-wide trip usually costs around $5,000, and the senior class has only raised about $2,000. Though some classes have been shy of the $5,000 mark in the past and still been able to go through last minute donations of some kind, this year’s class of 2019 is so far off the mark that the trip is off the table altogether.

The Holiday World trip is a tradition of Owensboro High School that, according to Fogle,  originates from the “2012 or 2013” class, and that after that class had their senior picnic at Atlantis Swim Park, they still had a large sum of money left over and decided to take a Holiday World trip.

Fortunately, our class will still be able to have their senior picnic at Atlantis, and will have a multitude of foods, prizes, and giveaways.

As for the seniors, feelings are mixed. Dartanyan Tinsley said that “It’s our fault we didn’t raise enough money or do enough fund raising, and our class has never been known for that.” On the other hand, Madison Embry thinks “It’s unfair that people donated money for the previous classes to go.” She also stated that the Atlantis picnic wouldn’t be fun because “the only thing to do there is swim and not everyone is comfortable in a bathing suit.” Dartanyan, however, said that “Because you are gonna be around your other classmates and friends, you can find a way to have fun… it’s up to you.”