Valentine’s Day could be celebrated every day at Alvirne

So many people dread Valentine’s Day, if only because they don’t have someone else to share it with. Valentine’s Day is such an in-your-face holiday that it’s hard to avoid. Walking into the Alvirne High School cafeteria on Tuesday, one was bombarded with a sea of red and pink attire, signs advertising flowers hand-delivered by horticulture and retail students, and paper hearts plastered on the wall. However, it didn’t even end there; the advertisements went on to include bake sales for the Art and Photo clubs, and Fools for Love sponsored by the Class Act drama club. Alvirne’s student-run “Studio 19” featured “Cupid” gallivanting down the halls of Alvirne, shooting everyone with arrows of love. Friends exchanged gifts, candies and cards in the hallways. It seemed as though the day couldn’t be avoided, because everywhere one turned, a celebration was in action. It is a day to love, to be loved, and to feel the love that’s palpable in the air. Sure, there are the doubters, the ones who claim Valentine’s Day is merely a Hallmark day or the more commonly known “Singles Awareness Day.” But why not just have fun with it? The flowers being delivered put a smile on people’s faces; it made them feel special. Math teacher Jane Toohey was serenaded by senior Beth Chaisson, a real show for everyone in honors pre-calculus during J period. The overall sweetness of the day got to everyone, even the lonely. One interesting way to think of it is that instead of wishing to obliterate the day altogether, celebrate it every day. “I don’t get why Valentine’s Day is such a big deal,” junior Shelby Hedlund said.