The four class leadership councils mixed it up themselves in a large, Oct. 14 meeting geared towards planning and streamlining the ever popular, ever infamous Mix It Up Day. The event, which falls on Oct. 28 during the two lunch periods, encourages students to sit with people they do not know through its arbitrary table assignments and pointed conversation starters. “Good uncomfortable is really okay,” Sophomore Class Leadership Council advisor Ned Heckman said in response to a student’s suggestion that the event reconsider its goals if canceling senior privileges and making lunch “extra special” are being considered in the attempt to retain numbers at lunch that day. The leadership councils are in the process of creating of table tents for discussion, organizing a system of table assignments, making seating charts, and designing posters to promote the event. “What do we need to put it in place?” Heckman implored the group. Many members prefaced their ideas by citing their issues with management in the past:“Last year people walked straight past the leadership councils, “ senior Senior Class Leadership Council member Afsar Sandozi said. She added, “how do you actually get people to sit at the table you have assigned them to?” These are good questions and they’re likely to remain so for as long as Mix It Up Day exists. However, a significant portion of St. Paul Academy and Summit School students participate in Mix It Up Day every year for their personal enjoyment, so there will be a group of willing participants.

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