Lake Placid High School preparing for winter carnival

The 72nd Lake Placid High School Winter Carnival will take place from Thursday, Feb. 5 through Saturday, Feb. 7. Opening Ceremonies will be at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 5 in the LPHS Auditorium. Coronation will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7 followed by the Sno-Ball Hop at 8 p.m. This year, the Winter Carnival King and Queen Coronation and Sno-Ball Hop theme is "Frozen," hosted by the Class of 2018. The Lake Placid Central School Class of 2027 will provide entertainment for the Coronation proceedings. In 1944, Mr. Romeo Proulx, Supervising Principal of the Lake Placid High School, along with Bob Connelly, Doris Keane, Isabelle Warner Farrell, Gertrude Powers, and Howard Page, initiated the LPHS Winter Carnival with the volunteer assistance of faculty, parents and local residents. It was complete with sculpturing, ski races, coronation and the "Icicle Hop." Much has changed in 70 years, but the school still gathers students and faculty together for intramural competitions among grades nine through twelve. From pie eating to snow volleyball, the sing-thing (how well your class performs the LPHS Alma Mater) to broomball, the high school classes compete from noon on Thursday through 2:07 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6. While the high school competes, the middle school students will skate, toboggan and have fun in the snow at the North Elba Toboggan run on Thursday afternoon, and ski at Whiteface Mountain on Friday. The Olympic Regional Development Authority and the North Elba Park District donate time and help coordinate these activities. The Lake Placid/Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Nordic Relay will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 3:30 p.m. at Mt. Van Hoevenberg. The Winter Carnival Hockey Tournament will take place on Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7 matching the Middlebury vs. Shaker-Colonie at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and at 8:00 p.m. the Lake Placid vs. Saranac Lake. The consolation game will be played at noon on Saturday, followed by the Championship game at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Peggy Plank will serve as the 2015 Lake Placid High School Winter Carnival Archbishop. Mrs. Plank served students and staff as the human resource in our Library Media Center as well as Coach (volleyball and softball), Drama Club and Musical Advisor, Winter Carnival Coronation Director, and "School Mom" for over two decades. Have you ever celebrated your birthday or anniversary with a beautiful flock of pink flamingos in your yard? If so, join the school on Saturday, Feb. 7 in recognizing Plank for her dedication to our students and the Lake Placid community.

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