The Highland Mid-Kids Radio Club Interviews Faculty About Maple Bazaar

Here’s the Highland County Mid Kids Radio Club with another report about the 59^th Annual Highland County Maple Festival.

“I’m Willow.  I’m Abby.  And I’m Carly.  And we are interviewing Ms. Moats and Mr. Wharf about the Maple Festival fundraiser for Highland Middle School and Band.”

“What is the Maple Festival Middle School Bazaar?”

Mr. Wharf: “Ok.  The Middle School Bazaar is a joint fundraiser between the 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grade classes at the high school and band.  Each class takes a particular day.  I believe 8^th grade has the first Saturday, which this year falls on the 11^th.  The 6^th grade class has the first Sunday, which will be the 12^th.  And then the next weekend follows up, 7^th grade has Saturday and band has the Sunday, and we basically split the proceeds up four ways.  It’s basically what we use to help pay for field trips and fundraisers, and more particularly, the 8^th grade trip to D.C.”

“Where is the bazaar held?”

Ms. Moats: “Well, we hope everyone will stop in at Highland High School.  We’re going to be in the Middle School portion of the school building in Room 6 and Room 8.  We’ll be serving all kinds of great things, and we hope you’ll stop in and support our school projects.”

“What do the proceeds of the bazaar go to support?”

Ms. Moats: “The money that we make from this project will support our band with all sorts of activities, field trips, participating in parades.  We also use that to help our class project.  Middle School students travel to Washington, D.C. as an 8^th grader.  We also have class field trips that are day long events for the other Middle School classes, so again, thank you for participating, and we hope to see you at the festival.”

“What do you sell?”

Ms. Moats: “We have lots of great things to eat.  You can purchase a BBQ on bun with coleslaw.  We have hot dogs.  We have all kinds of baked goods, and stop in and see us for your maple products.  We’ll have maple syrup and all kinds of goodies.”

“Mr. Wharf, tell us about the 8^th grade trip.  Where do you go?”

Mr. Wharf: “The 8^th grade trip to D.C. is a highlight as far as trips go in the Middle School.  We travel to D.C., either a Thursday or Friday morning.  This year, we’re leaving Friday morning.  We usually stay somewhere in Crystal City, go on in to D.C. the first day, visit the National History Museum.  Then we’ll go a few blocks from the National Mall, eat at a nice restaurant, and this year, we’re going to take in the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus at the Verizon Center, which is the last year to see that, so the kids are really looking forward to getting that event in.  The next day, our second day in D.C., we’ll see the Air and Space Museum, American History Museum, take a walk up and down the National Mall, see the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Wall, World War II Memorial and many others in the D.C. area.  We try to do as much as we can in the small amount of time that we’re in D.C., but the kids usually love the trip.”

“Is there anything else that you would like to share with the listeners about this great event?”

Ms. Moats: “I’d just like to say that this is a special opportunity for our small middle school to work together and all of the proceeds support our students directly.  Thank you!”