Drive In night hosted by leadership brings students together

This past Thursday night, Elliotte Bourne hosted a 50’s-60’s themed drive-in for the students of RHS as her Leadership Class project. The cost for admission was $3, but was reduced to only $2 if attendees were dressed up in either 50’s or 60’s clothing. All proceeds went towards Joy of Caring. The movie showed was the hit musical, Hairspray, which was released in 2007, and starred Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, and John Travolta.The main part of the night was the movie, but there were also several other fun things for students to do while they were there.
“Before the movie, there was a social hour where students could enjoy snacks from our concession stand for purchase and were able to just walk around and talk with the other students attending,” Bourne said.
Another fun part of social hour was a 50’s themed photo booth that was decorated with lights, a jukebox, and had silly props for students to pose with in their photos. Although the drive-in seemed like a simple task and was accomplished well, there were many preparations beforehand to be made and things to take care of behind the scenes during the actual event.
“I’ve been preparing for the drive-in since January. Some of the preparations I had to make included finding donors, recruiting volunteers to help at the drive-in, getting and making the food for concessions, and planning how to actually show the movie,” Bourne said.
The drive-in was definitely a hit for those in attendance, however, there weren’t as many students there as Borne was hoping there would be due to cold and rainy weather conditions.
“I didn’t have as many people come as I had expected. The weather was rainy and windy so all of our equipment and food kept getting wet. We were continually having to cover the food or take it inside as the rain would come and go,” Bourne said.
Despite the smaller turnout and poor weather, the drive-in was an enjoyable night for all who came out. Bourne took students back in time and gave them a glimpse of what it might have been like to be a teen in the 50’s and 60’s.
“It was a good opportunity to do something different since there isn’t always much to do in Rolla on a Thursday night. I really enjoyed getting to see how all my hard work paid off,” Bourne said.