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How Dorm Students Celebrate Valentine’s Day

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Christina Kim

At 8:00 PM on a Sunday night, the outdoor basketball court was filled with dorm students from all three dorms. They had gathered there to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

“Do we have everyone? Let’s go,” said Joseph Leech (12) as the junior/senior group headed over to their first station, Jaffray Dorm.

Each year, the dorm parents always come up with fun events for their dorm students. This year for Valentine’s Day, the dorm parents decided to treat their kids to a Progressive Valentine’s Treat Night. Starting at the outdoor basketball court area, everyone was placed in groups of 15-20 people (a combination of two small devotional groups) and each group was designated a station (Jaffray, Ziemer, or Jackson) to go to. With each station being 20 minutes, every dorm had their own special activity and treat planned. Jaffray dorm provided savory marinated drumsticks with yellow rice, Ziemer dorm provided tasty cookies and decorative icing, and Jackson dorm provided scrumptious mini cheesecakes drizzled with raspberry sauce.

“The food was great and I liked the activities we did in each dorm. I like my dorm community,” said Areeya Kunawaradisai (10).

 In Jaffray dorm, each person drew a riddle card or a Valentine’s Day question and answered the questions, going around in a circle. In Ziemer dorm, everyone got excited with the sprinkles and silver balls for decorating his or her own cookie. In Jackson dorm, each person wrote a note or a letter to a person whom they felt loved by.

Dorm students were able to enjoy each other’s company and eat amazing food that night.

“I really appreciated the effort and the treat for us; I had a fun time,” said Alex Chan (10).  

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