1st Annual Conserve School Kite Festival

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This past Tuesday was a beautiful day to go fly a kite. Luckily on Tuesday it was the First Annual Conserve School Kite Festival, as it was so fondly named by members of our staff. All of the students and staff were invited out to our sledding hill to fly various kites that we have for check out at our recreation center. There was some concern in the morning that it might not be windy enough to fly kites, but luckily by the afternoon the weather had turned to the perfect kite-flying weather, sunny and warm with a breeze. Not only did the students get a chance to put together kites, but there was also music, and snacks. Some of the students chose to simply enjoy the atmosphere while enjoying their chips and lemonade while others were actively running their kites around.  It was a perfect August afternoon: relaxing, fun and reminiscent of earlier childhood days.

~Graduate Fellow Mandy Lundmark

Students begin to arrive to the Kite Festival

Another view of the kites from a distance.

Pete Giyzn, one of the Graduate Fellows joins in on the Kite Festival.

Students and staff flying kites together.

Chase and Samir start several kites.

Meghan and George Put together kites to fly.

Brian and Russ work together to get their kite in the air while Reilly and Megan are working on additional kites.

Meghan shows off her pirate-themed kite.

The kites varied in shape and theme, there was even a jellyfish kite.

Even when the breeze died down, the students still had a good time. George is shown here running to get one of the kites to fly.

More kites in the air.

Dexter flies the tie dye kite.

The kites looked beautiful against the deep blue of the august sky.

The sledding hill was awash with color and laughter.

Russ is helping a kite into the air while other kites fly in the background.

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