Senior dinner fails to attract high turn out

The annual senior dinner that took place on May 7 had a turn out of only 214 attendees due to scheduling conflicts for seniors. Although the dinner was open to all 521 seniors, many could not attend due to other responsibilities or studying for IB exams.

For Senior Morgan Smith, a conflict prevented her from going to the dinner.

“I volunteer at Reston Hospital from 4:30 to 9 pm, which interfered with the senior dinner,” Smith said, “If I didn’t have other responsibilities, I would’ve probably attended because I know that they were going to be talking about important dates regarding seniors.”

Although many could not make it to the dinner, families that attended were able to enjoy the evening. The parent organizer, Mina Raskin, said that the senior dinner was a time for families to have fun, socialize and learn about upcoming events.

“[The Senior Dinner] is an opportunity for seniors and their families to interact, and to hear from Principal Litz and other administrators about end-of-the-year activities,” Raskin said.

Senior Rachel Slafsky said that the dinner was a memorable experience and she would  recommend it to others for the following year.

“I would definitely promote this event to the rising seniors since it’s a chance to be with

friends and family before graduating,” Slafsky said.