(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the LeBlond High School Carnival, it also marks the last carnival.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy telling us it was time to end the carnival.
The academy president said new fundraising events are in the works to take its place, but now, it’s time to recognize all the hard work from volunteers.
“What I can say is that it’s been fun for this last carnival and it’s really made us see where we’ve been, where we come from and where we can go. We want to be a family on five different campuses. And it’s just the epitome of what we’re seeing here working together as a family to make it happen,” says Julie Love Smith, St. Joseph Catholic Academy Director of Communications.
The carnival starts this evening at 6pm, but guests are asked to arrive at 5.30pm for a special blessing to celebrate the 50th anniversary.