New Years Bash
On December 30, the Essex Youth Centre rang in a new year of activity a bit early.
Members gathered at 1 p.m. to hold a New Years Eve party - consisting of several events. Lasting until 11 p.m., it included a pasta dinner, movies, Rock Band 2 tournament, New Years countdown and dancing. Although setting up took awhile, students had a blast.
"The day before, we decorated," said 23-year-old EYC staff member, Sylvia Caetano. "We put up streamers and some New Years Eve signs and everything and had fun doing that."
The winner and runner-up of EYC's 10-person Rock Band 2 tournament were awarded t-shirts: , Patrick VanMackelberg took top spot and Kasey Fisher came in second. There were also half-hour raffles so all members attending went home with something.
The last event of the year capped off a busy one for the EYC.