The annual Pink Fest event took place on Oct. 22 behind Legacy High School. The event included activities such as powderpuff football, kickball, face painting and carnival games. The event invited the whole community to join and support those who have been affected by breast cancer in some way.
Student council members and clubs that signed up to help started showing up around 8 a.m. to set up bounce houses, concessions and tables for vendors. After everything was set up, people started showing up for Pink Fest, which started at 10 a.m. Sophomore Courtney Reeves attended Pink Fest and helped set up the event before it started.
“The best part was everyone coming together to support breast cancer and having fun,” Reeves said. “I think it was a success, but in future years, it could be more successful if we spread the word more.”
Powderpuff football started at noon on the turf field. The first game was sophomores against juniors, and the second game was sophomores against seniors. In the first game, the juniors accepted a huge defeat, losing 57-0 against the sophomores then losing to the seniors 30-18. Senior Malik Babaa was one of the coaches of the senior powderpuff team.
“The best part to me was getting to coach my girls, watching them play and [then] execute the way we practiced,” Babaa said. “I felt really great about winning it all, and it was an overall awesome experience.”
Originally, the freshman team was supposed to play the junior team. Then, the senior team would play the sophomore team. The losers of the two games would play each other, and then, the winners of the first games would play each other. However, the freshman powderpuff team did not show, so the juniors first played the sophomores, then the seniors played the sophomores.
“Playing on a powderpuff team was very fun because we got to compete against other girls while football guys coached us,” Plasket said. “It was a fun experience, and we are going to win next year.”
After powderpuff, students went to the practice football fields to play kickball, get their faces painted, bounce on bounce houses or took photos with the Moncrief photo booth.
“Kickball was fun even though I wasn’t the best at it,” Babaa said. “I really did enjoy powderpuff more since I want to be a coach, and I love the game of football.”
Student Council and everyone that helped raised about $5,700 to donate to Moncrief Cancer Institute. Thanks to student council’s hard work, the event was a success.
“I liked Pink Fest,” Plasket said. “It was an opportunity to hang out with friends and have a good time while doing it for a good cause.”
