Hearts are in the air at Los Alamitos High School.
In the midst of all the hustle and bustle of lovestruck couples making dinner reservations and buying movie tickets, Los Al High students and faculty have found fun and creative ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
It is a Los Al tradition for five-dollar “Valentine Grams” to be sold outside of the high school’s choir room. Whoever purchases the gram signs a card with the name of their student of choice and requested class period on it; on Valentine’s Day, a small group of choir members enter each classroom, pull the gifted students up to the front of the room one by one, and sing a love-themed song before giving the student pink balloons and a bag of candy.
“It’s kind of embarrassing to sit in front of your class while people sing to you,” confesses Julie Parker, a junior, “but it does make you feel kind of special, and it’s a funny and cute gift from a friend or special someone.”
But the LAHS choir aren’t the only ones who celebrate Valentine’s Day on campus. This year, the Los Alamitos High School Honors Society created a match-making survey to raise money for the school. The survey included fun multiple choice questions such as “If you could be a Disney character, who would you be?” and “What’s your ideal first date?”. The questionnaire, which was made more for humor purposes than for actual match-making, requires a two-dollar fee to see your results and was given to teenagers last week. While a few students found the survey awkward, most embraced it as an interesting way to meet new people.
“I don’t think I’d use my results to get a date,” said Kate Roudybush, a sophomore, “but the questions were still pretty fun to answer. And you never know, maybe someone in your class will be on your results list and you’ll find a new friend.”
On the Los Alamitos High School campus, one can often find Teddy bears and balloons in the arms of high school sweethearts. Another popular method of celebration is to slip cards into friends’ lockers or leave gifts on their next period’s desk.
“I put a box of chocolates and a stuffed animal in my girlfriend’s locker last year,” said Danny Latoya, a junior. “Just wait until she sees what she’s getting this year!”
The Los Alamitos Unified School District serves nearly 10,000 students in Seal Beach, Rossmoor, and Los Alamitos. The district includes Los Alamitos High School, a full service high school, Laurel High School, a continuation high school, McAuliffe Middle School, Oak Middle School, and six elementary schools. Mrs. Meg Cutuli is the current President of the Board of Education. Dr. Sherry Kropp is the Superintendant of the Los Alamitos Unified School District.
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