NHS Diversity Fair Postponed
March 11, 2020
In an e-mail released to teachers, Principal Brian Wunderlich explained that the NHS annual Diversity Fair, scheduled for the afternoon of Friday, April 3, will be “postponed or cancelled.” This comes as fears of the COVID-19 virus reach Wisconsin.
Wunderlich “recognizes the importance of this event to our school culture;” however, he feels that it is not “responsible to have the event April 3rd.” He hopes that NHS students are “able to celebrate in May after all AP testing is done.”
Sophomore Lauren Woller understands the importance of postponing the event, but believes there are different ways to take precautions. She said, “I loved the first year, and I don’t want to miss out on it this year. It’s sad.”
French teacher and adviser of the French Club, Mrs. Erin Meilhon, acknowledged that the situation is unfortunate, but said that the school administration has to “make the right decision” and notes “things are cancelling all over the place.” Additionally, Meilhon advises that “we have to be really conscious of staying sanitary and careful, especially with food.”
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Caelyn Schulz • Mar 30, 2020 at 8:35 PM
I feel while cancelling/postponing the diversity fair is sad it is also smart to do in light of what our country is facing right now. A pandemic is no joke, and hopefully, by taking these precautions early on we will end up getting to have a diversity fair this year.
Michael Conn • Mar 30, 2020 at 8:05 PM
At the time when the diversity fair was postponed I remember thinking that they were overreacting and being upset because I really enjoy going each year. However it is better to be proactive and now looking back they obviously made the right decision I just hope that if we ever do go back to school we can still have it.
Amy Lewandowski • Mar 30, 2020 at 2:21 PM
I think it was a good decision for the school to be proactive and postpone the Diversity Fair early on. While missing out on traditions like the Diversity Fair disappoints students, the school’s ultimate goal is to keep students safe, and its move to postpone the fair follows CDC guidelines.
Davis Greene • Mar 30, 2020 at 2:05 PM
Diversity fair can play a big role to many of the students at Neenah High School. It’s a time where the differences of students and staff can be celebrated. It’s a time where everyone can get together and feel comfortable about being unique or different. It’s sad that school is now cancelled that the fair is on hold and possibly won’t even happen at all. Hopefully, we can still celebrate our differences despite not having the fair.
Mitchell LaTonzea • Mar 30, 2020 at 1:38 PM
Although I am disappointed that the Diversity Fair is potentially canceled, I understand that it was necessary to ensure the health and safety of students. I hope that the Diversity Fair will be able to run in May as we talked about in class.
Mitchell LaTonzea • Mar 30, 2020 at 1:37 PM
Although I am disappointed that the Diversity Fair is potentially canceled, I understand that it was necessary to ensure the health and safety of students. I hope that the Diversity Fair will be able to run in May.
Darian Szandor Frawley • Mar 30, 2020 at 11:40 AM
I agree that losing diversity fair is very low on the list of things to be at all worried or upset about in comparison to events, activities, sports and many other things that have been cancelled rather than postponed. All should be elated at this news. I know I am. Nothing has been taken in this area of activity and that should be wonderful news.
Tony Van Sambeek • Mar 30, 2020 at 11:39 AM
This is very sad and unfortunate but I think that ultimately there are a lot of hard decisions having to be made and this is sadly one that affects truly everyone at Neenah High School. I hope that maybe this could happen during the summer and maybe open it up for everyone in the community and expand.
Haley Hodek • Mar 30, 2020 at 11:29 AM
Diversity Fair is the highlight of many people’s school year, mine included. It’s very disappointing that it was postponed but I agree that it was the responsible thing to do. Hopefully, something can be worked out where we can still come together as a student body and celebrate our differences.
Kaitlyn Larson • Mar 30, 2020 at 11:08 AM
I personally always loved going to the Diversity fair, but I do agree with postponing and/or cancelling. It is sad with it being my last year in high school that they had to cancel it, but it’s better to be more cautious than not. I also believe that if we were to have it, it wouldn’t be as what it used to be because of the new block schedule and not being able to go with your friends.
Lauren Harvath • Mar 30, 2020 at 11:06 AM
It’s interesting to read this article a couple of weeks afterward. Initially, when I heard the diversity fair was canceled, I thought we were overreacting. Now obviously with school being canceled, no one would dream of hosting the diversity fair. Although it’s sad, our next diversity celebration will be extra special once we are reunited with our classmates.
Meg Moore-Nokes • Mar 30, 2020 at 10:39 AM
I also think they made the right choice canceling early as events and information have been changing rapidly. I think it is smart to acknowledge this uncertainty will continue and it would be foolish to spend time planning for something so far away. I do like the idea of bringing the school together at the end of May to celebrate the end of AP tests, diversity, and enduring such a strange year.
Kara Cowell • Mar 30, 2020 at 9:11 AM
The diversity fair is one of my favorite events of the year at Neenah High School… so it is sad to see how uncertain it is this year. I do think that it was responsible to postpone it when they did though because it allowed some of the smaller clubs who put a lot of extra time and effort into the fair to lose less profit. I really hope that if we go back to school and it is possible to find a way the fair might still happen this year, but like everything right now, only time will tell. I would hope that in lieu of this event when it traditionally is, students find ways to embrace spirit and diversity within their own lives while social distancing.
Rosie Keating • Mar 30, 2020 at 8:09 AM
I think they made the right decision by cancelling the Diversity Fair early on so that all the different clubs and classes didn’t continue to work towards the event despite being unsure if it would even happen. I hope the school can do something in the end of the school year to bring students together and celebrate what we’ve accomplished this year.