Fort Hamilton’s National Honor Society held its annual Easter Egg hunt in April to celebrate the spring season. The hunt has been a Fort Hamilton tradition that has persisted for multiple years and continued to garner attention from students eager to participate in the event. Taking place a few minutes away from the school at Owl’s Head Park on April 16th, the NHS executive board had organized multiple teams of two members who would compete against each other in the hunt.
The objective was to search for eggs that were hidden across the park by NHS e-board members Michelle Tello, Max Huang and Yanina Prokopiv who additionally facilitated the event. This included responsibilities ranging from hiding the eggs an hour in advance to taking attendance and ultimately announcing the winner of the event.
There was an intense competition in the air as the search began, with teams tearing through grassy plains and trudging up the hill in pursuit.
“Students loved the event and were excited to participate in it with their friends,” said Prokopiv. “Everyone was running across the park frantically searching for the eggs.”
The winner was determined by which team had collected the greatest number of eggs at the event, with over 300 eggs in total being hidden within the park. This also included metallic and golden eggs that had been worth more points than regular eggs, upping the ante on the potential points to be earned. Following a count of each team’s respective collection of eggs, the points were tallied and the winner was determined. The prize allotted to them was a pair of gift cards, each worth $25, and the satisfaction of being the victors.
The Easter Egg Hunt was designed to not only give students an opportunity to participate in a beloved tradition, but also to support a greater cause. NHS collected $20 as an entrance fee from each pair to contribute toward a scholarship for a Fort student. This ultimately serves to help contribute to another learner’s education while creating an event to bring the Fort community closer together. NHS plans to have another successful hunt next year.
