Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2015, Page 33

Description:	to rememberNew name, new year, new plan. The long-runningsuccessful Rave for Riley, hosted by Bloomington HighSchool Souths Dance Marathon, faced some changesthis year. For some events, change brings problems, butfor the Rave, alterations were not an issue.On first Saturday after school resumed, hundreds ofBloomington South students backed the Warehouseinstead of their usual weekend hangouts. The Warehouse,maintained by a Christian organization, allowed South touse their facility to host Rave for Riley.Known in the past as Red Hot for Riley, the eventadopted the name Rave For Riley this year. We changedit because this year we really wanted to focus on therave, senior Taylor King said. Its everyones favoritepart of the marathon, so we figured it would be a goodway to get people hyped about it earlier. The hypedefinitely began early; it did not take long for the place tobegin buzzing with live music from student and teacherbands.Another new event was the corn hole tournament.With an entry fee of one dollar, this addition to the nightgreatly increased the overall total. The cornhole wasdefinitely my favorite part of the night, just because it wasso easy to do while still being able to listen to the bandsand enjoy the vibe of the night, sophomore MackenzieWilliams said.Prior to the beginning of the rave, the attendantswere entertained with music from South bands. Themusic segment featured Rough Draft, a teacher bandwhich consisted of Mr. Daniel Kennedy, Mr. ThomasFrey, Mr. Brad Spencer, Mr. Joel McKay, Mr. LukeSheehan, Mr. Bobby Burke, and the duet of sophomoreHenry Ruff and junior Hugh Mark. The music kepteveryone entertained, but the participants seemed tobe counting down the minutes until the rave couldbegin. The 45-minute rave, featuring DJ junior OliverHannell, left everyone covered in sweat, water, andglow stick paint. Junior Aaron Keselich favored therave over any other part of the night. It was crazy;everyone was so into it, Keselich said.The real reason for the event was not lost in theexcitement of the new rave.To hear everyone chantFTK really signified that it is possible for teenagers tocome together and make a difference, Keselich said.Sophomore Ava Vickers agreed. Everyone there washaving a blast, and they were all there for the samereason: to support Riley Childrens Hospital, Vickerssaid.Despite the changes, a $5,000 total revealed theevent to be a success, consistent with the results fromyears past. The amount will be added to the grand totalwhich will be revealed in April at the marathon.-EMILY ARVIN
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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