Leprechaun fever has hit the student body. Students all over have been searching the school end to end, hunting for leprechauns before the library’s leprechaun hunting competition ends tomorrow. Since March 4, students have gone above and beyond, roaming the halls during passing period and searching every area for small pieces of paper with a leprechaun and number on them. Some students have even been spotted on their hands and knees searching under tables. Despite the school-wide craze, there are 105 leprechauns still hidden around the school.
This competition was started by the library staff, Jami Adelman and Dean Farley, who had originally printed off 200 laminated leprechauns on small pieces of paper to hide around the school. Each teacher also received two leprechauns to hide in their rooms to start. Students were instantly hooked and started scavenging.
“It was kind of a bigger hit than we expected,” Adelman said. “The kids seemed to really enjoy it.”
On Tuesday, they decided to print out 100 more to continue on the hunt because the leprechauns were being found faster than expected because of the efforts of students. When a student finds a leprechaun, they return it to the library to receive a piece of candy and write their name down on the number that corresponds to the one on their leprechaun.
“I’ve had a great time searching for leprechauns so far,” junior Langdon Chamberlain said. “When I found one in the bathroom on the light, it was one of the top three happiest moments of my life.”
Once the hunt is over, Adelman and Farley will tally up each student’s running total to determine the winner by whoever has the most found. The prize is undisclosed but will be revealed when the game is finished.
“I like doing things that the kids enjoy,” Adelman said. “Everyone seemed disgruntled because we were collecting late fees for books but that money goes towards fun things like this.”
