by Bonita Zorrilla (she/her)

This year, we were lucky enough to be able to be a part of and attend KRHS’s first ever dinner theater! On Thursday the 18th and Friday the 19th this past week, the show “Death of a Hot Sauce Salesman” took place in the cafeteria. Along with the show, the culinary department also made a barbeque dinner for guests to eat as they watched the show. 

The show was a murder-mystery that followed the lives of the members of a southern family to find out who killed the rich owner of a successful hot sauce company.

After asking everyone what they liked best about the show, it was clear that it was a hit!

What was your favorite part of the show?

“I love the improv between the characters and the audience when seating and serving food.” - Chef Ross

“ The witty writing and hilarious one liners.” - Remi Jaques, 11th grade

“I thought Alaina's character and attitude were very funny, it was so well-acted.  Gabe's Brick was also fun to watch.   Everyone's sarcastic attitudes were believable as well.” - Senora Perez

What were your opinions of the overall experience?

“It was really funny and the actors did really good improvising to work with the audience” - Molly Heath, 10th grade

“10/10” - Leah LaMothe, 9th grade

“Fantastic and Entertaining! It was a fun and engaging performance by all involved.” - Mr. Anderson

Great job to all of the cast of the drama department and members of culinary that helped to put together an amazing show! Also, a huge shoutout to Ms. Nelson for being an amazing director and giving us a school year full of memorable shows!!

by Megan Lizotte (she/her)

The last overnight of the year is a trip up Lonesome Lake, which means this is it for seniors. Mrs. Anderson joined us for this trip as Glen could not go. Eighth graders were allowed on this trip as well, so it was very full. Our packs felt so light compared to Carter Notch, and this hike was nothing compared to it. It took us forever to get all the group food in our packs, but we had a lot of fun in the process and learned everyone's names. Getting on the bus was an endeavor with the amount of people we had, each with our own big pack. It didn’t take us long to hike to the top, and we all pretty much stayed as one group. We arrived at the huts in the late afternoon, passing over the lake. There were quite a bit of holes in the ice that a lot of people kept falling into. The view was spectacular, mountains surrounding us. 

As we had arrived late in the afternoon and with a lot of daylight left, we went for a little hike once we settled in. The huts were so cute, two bunks on either side of the room with a small space in the middle and a bench, some hooks and a little more room at the end of the beds. Everyone gathered in the central hut, where we found the caretaker with us was from nature's classroom. It’s a small world. There was a hanging bar that everyone was doing pull ups from, and I of course had to try. During this time we decided on the hike. 

Everyone went to go get their packs ready and we set off in two groups. The first group, with Mr. Keene, went ahead again at a trail junction, leaving us to figure out which way they went. We managed to guess correctly and while we were waiting for the rest of the group to catch up I tousled in the snow and the freshmen boys acted like my brothers. Once we were all there we began the uphill journey, we weren't going to the top as it was mid afternoon and we had to make dinner. Along the way we found a great tree branch to sit on, and this was where we split into two groups.  Shortly after my group, the second one, stopped and waited for the other group to come back. When they didn’t we had to send someone up to get them, and then we made our way down. 

Once back at the huts we dropped our stuff off, got warm, and made our way to the central hut. There we played card games, had some tea, and I braided others' hair. Dinner was pizza, and I helped to make cookies afterward. The kitchen got crowded fast, but there was a warm buzz in the air, we were all happy. When dishes were finished and the kitchen cleared we gathered the benches in a circle and played wind blows west. Personally, it is my favorite game to play on trips. When it came time for the caretaker to rest we set the room back up and took out The Lorax. It is tradition for the seniors to read it on the last trip of the year. And then we share our favorite memories. It was a sad time but we all knew there was one more climb trip, a day one.

In the morning during breakfast it was announced that there was an easter egg hunt, as easter was right around the corner. The eggs had been hidden in plain sight and everyone commented on them as we made our way to breakfast, some even tried to take them. It became a race to see who was the fastest to get out the door when we were released to find them. After cleanup we sent out two groups, the first was the fast one to catch the bus. Then came my group, and the last overnight came to a close. We kept having to wait for the group that peeled off of ours, so by the time we made it down the bus had been waiting for a while and everyone gave us grief. We complained about how slow we’d had to go, that we easily could’ve caught up to the faster group. It was mid morning when we left, we stopped for lunch at Artists Bluff. We were there for about an hour enjoying the view before heading back to school to unpack. I once again took the group food for the pigs. It was late afternoon when I arrived home.