By Haylee Thieling, reporter

Last Thursday, Jim Thorpe High School hosted its annual bonfire, honoring the hard working olympian football team. The football team was set to verse the Lehighton Indians at the next game. During the bonfire, the band played the loudest they could possibly play to honor the Olympians. The cheerleaders performed the according routines and tried to raise spirits. During the fire, there were a few flames that spread,but the firefighters on the scene got everything under control. The fire lasted about an hour while burning an unusual greenish yellow color.The students and parents alike were in high spirits and enjoyed their time.

“The fire was a lot bigger than I had expected, since it was a school bonfire,” said Jacob Lippincott, a freshman.

During the bonfire, the marching band played many songs.The songs were: “Louie Louie,” “Smoke Over Water,”  “Land of 1000 Dance(Or Lady Flaben),” “Crazy Train,” and a few more. Among the instrumentalists, there were also a few color guard members present, using their silver swing flags. The reflection of the fire bounced off of the flags.

“I thought the band played really well, but the color guard that was there was hard to see,” Jacob said when I asked his opinion on the band’s performance.

After the fire was started, one of the planks fell, lighting up some of the dry leaves around the fire. The firefighters that were watching the fire had started to get the extinguishers ready, just in case. One went over and placed the plank back onto the fire, and kicked the leaves into the fire as well. While this happened, some of the nearby parents questioning the safety of the fire. The fire had stopped spreading after that, the murmurs quieted down.

“I think that the fire was very safe, as there were firefighters and a firetruck present and watching over the fire,” said Eric Klepar, a parent that attended the fire.

Overall, the fire went well. Hopefully, although an incident could happen, everyone would be safe from harm because the firefighters were on scene, this tradition will continue on for many years.Perhaps in the future, there will be different bonfires celebrating each sport, and not just the football team.