Currently we need people willing to donate some time to help out, to entertain or to have exhibits."
 
Outdoor games, a craft fair, an open mic, theatrical performances, food, live music, academic displays, and an evening contra dance are all on the agenda.  

Planning for the festival has been under way for several months, spearheaded by a group of high school students.  Kathleen Markiewicz, one such student, hopes the day will witness more than just creative fundraising. "The Festival," she says, "will bring the community together in a fun spring event that we can build on in future years."

 "Our high school lies at the end of a very long driveway in the middle of rural Langdon," says Cassandra Kreek, another student coordinator.  "But we're isolated in more ways than one.  Sometimes it seems that the school is completely cut off from the larger flow of community life."

Tom Ferenc, the principal of Fall Mountain Regional High School and advisor to the student Festival Committee, shares his students' vision. "School should be a reflection of the values and beliefs of the community," he says. "This is an opportunity to manifest these values and beliefs."

"We're inviting local crafters, businesses, musicians, and other entertainers to get involved," says Kreek. "We'll need other volunteers to help run the sporting events and the children's games.  Even more importantly, we're hoping local community groups will contact us and set up presentations to show the community who they are and what they do. The Festival, as a community event, really depends on the community."

 "And if the Festival's popular this year, we're planning to do it again," says student coordinator Emily Ranauro, "and it will just get better each year."

 For more information about the Spring Festival and how you can be involved, contact Cassandra Kreek at cmkreek@earthlink.net or call (603) 756-4381.