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Senior Moments Seniors Meet Seniors
Senior Moments Nancy L. Drawe (Punky)
April 1, 2009 — It was
a great day for the Seniors to meet the Seniors! Last Thursday, the
cafeteria at
The students who are members of the NHS, along with their advisor, Jaime Hall, spend most of the year planning this event. Once the date is set, the kids are all assigned different items to bring for the refreshment table. Elizabeth Gamache brought some homemade chocolate chip cookies that came right out of the oven. “I just finished baking them,” she said. One of the boys said, “I brought the juice, so I didn’t make anything!” Other kids were in charge of cheese, crackers, silverware, paper plates, cupcakes, fruit, water, etc. Samantha Oleson made awesome cupcakes decorated like ladybugs, all different colors. She has taken cake-decorating classes and now has her own little bakery business that she runs from her house, called Beach Bunker Artworks (a little plug for Samantha: njoleson@comcast.net, in case you’re interested in ordering any baked goods. She was so sweet; I just had to do this). She was very excited that she was able to use her decorating skills to make these cupcakes for the seniors.
The Hopkinton Senior Center Chorus entertained the crowd with their musical talents, but unfortunately, I got there late and missed the whole thing. Everyone was praising them though, and said they did an awesome job.
I had a chance to talk to quite a few of the kids while they were chatting away with the seniors; these kids are amazing. NHS President Camille Kulig is such a sweet person; she was having the best time mingling with everyone. The other officers, Vice President—Keith Love, Secretary—Michael Richardson, and Tom Coburn—Treasurer, were just as nice and were having a grand ol’ time.
READ MORE... Tina Bessert had a great time chatting with student Aaron Brug. She put her arm around him and said, “This is my new son!” It was a special moment for senior Mary Tyrrell, because not only did she have a chance to chat with Ben English, but her own granddaughter, Meghan Krueger was also there as a member of the NHS. Ben and Meghan work together as lifeguards, so they were chatting with “Nana” about their jobs. Susie Whelan and senior John Cahill kept each other busy with stories about colleges.
At one point, I looked over to one of the tables and noticed Sadie Benson had a captive audience of at least eight girls; all had their heads turned toward her, listening to what she had to say. I asked what Sadie was saying that had them so fascinated and they said, “She’s telling us stories about when she was a little girl!”
This is what the Senior Tea is all about, the students and the senior citizens getting together, telling stories and learning all about each other. Whether it was just a 10-minute conversation, or one that lasted the whole afternoon, it didn’t matter. There were definitely some friendships being made. “It’s the best part of our day; we all look forward to it,” was the general comment from both the kids and the seniors. Kudos to the Hopkinton High School National Honor Society for hosting such a wonderful event!
I now have a new title—Senior Center Media Relations—now, how cool is that!
Two major events to
watch for this month at the
That’s it for now, so if you have any comments or suggestions, you can email me: Punkala@aol.com. Until next time, have a great week! |
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