Carnival

Carnival & Silent Auction

The school carnival happens every spring. It is a HUGE volunteer event and brings lots of people from the community into the school. It's also a ton of fun for the parents and the kids.

Volunteer slots include committee leads to booth volunteers, from the food and games to clean up crews at night after the event. The carnival needs about 150 volunteers! Watch for announcements for the sign up genius put out by the Carnival committee in the Spring. Sign up for a shift and spend the rest of the time enjoying the carnival! Or let us know you are interested in volunteering to be on the Carnival Committee!

The PTA is still looking for a volunteer to take on the overall lead role in putting on Carnival 2026 and a Food lead! Reach out to anyone on the PTA board if you want to help put on this amazing event!

Silent Auction & Raffle

Leads: Emily Terrell and Jen Johnsen

Responsible for gathering Silent Auction items and Raffle Prizes

Grade Level Baskets: each grade K-5 will donate a basket for the silent auction.
Donations from local businesses or friends/family to auction off
Non-tangible items (examples: lunch with Principal, Secretary for the Day, Knigtly News appearance, VIP seating at all-school rallies)
Pricing/tacking/confirming silent auction sales

Special Events & Games

Lead: Lauren Greavers

Responsible for Carnival Special Events

Coordinate events and vendors (Examples: Bounce houses, face painting, balloon animals, dunk tank, etc)
Coordinate setup/locations for vendors
Coordinate and outline layout/flow of carnival to avoid "traffic jams"

Responsible for Carnival Games

Coordinate volunteers and shift schedules for each game
Coordinate game prizes

Food

Lead: YOUR NAME HERE!

Responsible for Carnival Food, Snacks, Drinks

Source food vendors (popcorn, pizza, kona ice, etc)
Collect food donations to sell at Carnival (junk food alley, snack station)
Obtain food license from City of Bloomington
Determine food budget for food in coordination with ticket pricing/admission

Tickets

Lead: Janet Shevik

Responsible for communicating/marketing Carnival Ticket Sales

Works with Secretary and Kindergarden Open House Night to communicate Carnival to incoming kinders
Coordinates communications on pre-sale ticket pass purchases and day-of sales
Coordinates distribution of tickets (before and day-of)
Works with PTA treasurer for payment processing / cash receipts
Track and report ticket pass sales

Volunteer Coordinator

Lead: Leslie Sedlak

Responsible for Carnival Volunteers

Work with Team Leads and Co-Leads to determine how many volunteers are needed and for how long
Create and manage Sign Up Genius and work within the school community and Jefferson/Kennedy high schools to get volunteers
Coordinate volunteer arrival and scheduling

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