Gangnam Style & Cupcakes? It's the Horace Mann Spring Party!

Horace Mann was the place to be on Friday night for the PTA's annual Spring Party!  It was a big affair, taking over the gym, hallway and cafeteria for a multi-room bash.

In the gym, the DJ was playing great tunes--including Gangnam Style--and the kids (and some adults) had a great time dancing.  It must be said, however, that for lots of kids, dancing looked like running full speed around the gym :-)

The hallway was filled with the Scholastic Book Fair and sales were brisk.  Kids and parents browsed all kinds of books, as well as posters and novelty items like invisible pens.  Kudos to Mrs. Wendy Hoppel and her crew for organizing the sale and being on duty at the cash register from 3:00 - 8:00 pm (and then cleaning up afterwards).

There was more fun in the cafeteria, where the PTA had a variety of great food items:  pizza, rice krispie treats, and Twizzlers seemed to be among the faves.  One of the highlights of the party is the infamous Cake Walk.  Kids enter this game  of musical chairs by paying with a raffle ticket.  Whoever wins the round gets to pick a cake or cupcakes from the donated baked goods.  There was some serious competition and seriously bright pink frosting, too.

The evening was topped off with an elaborate raffle.  Items were donated by local businesses (such as the Beck Center and The Cleveland Indians) as well as Horace Mann families, and were combined into themed baskets.  Although only a fraction of the ticket buyers took home prizes, everyone reveled in the anticipation as the DJ called the numbers.

PTA would like to thank the high school volunteers from H20 for helping out at the Spring Party this year.  Their assistance helped everything run smoothly amidst the chaos.  Special thanks goes to Mrs. Sandy Twardesky and Mrs. Beth Kiraly-Bratko for organizing this big event.  It was a blast!