Arrowhead DECA held the fifth annual event of Hawkfest on September 13, 2013 for several different charities and fun at Arrowhead High School.

This event ran from 4-9 Friday night and about 7,000 people attended, Steve Melzer says.

Event planning started in the spring. Kids from Camp Whitcomb began to work on it during their summer.

It took the support of the business community, students, teachers, and the Chiefs, says Melzer.

The students from business and marketing classes were the people that ran most of the booths for this event, aside from the companies coming from different places like Johnsonville Big Taste Grille, which the parents ran.

The type of booths ranged from cotton candy to carnival games.

Some of these carnival games were Adventure Rock, Laser tag, and ten plus inflatables.

Hawkfest also had a contest with the Girls Basketball team that had to do with shooting hoops.

The event had food, games, rides, and music.

Several popular food chains set up their booths at this event, like Johnsonville Big Taste Grille, Culvers, Rocky Rococo’s, and The Picnic Basket.

There were other vendors set up this year though, some of them being Cami’s Cupcakes, face painting, the Marines, and many Got Milk booths.

The inflatable’s and laser tag was added just this year to the list of activities offered.

Some things remained the same though, like the “So you think you have talent” stage where people showed their talents.

Business and Marketing teacher Steve Melzer says, “The talents that participated this year were Broadway Company, AHS Hawkettes, AHS Drumline, Elation Dance Studio, some middle school kids, and Various AHS bands.”

Hawkfest was held before, during, and after the football game against Waukesha Catholic Memorial high school, which Arrowhead won.

The event was a ‘blue out’.

Melzer said, “We have not finished counting up the profits yet, but the initial goal of money that we wanted to raise was $12,000, which I am positive we will reach.”

The money that was raised last year from this event went to HAWS (Humane Animal Welfare Society), Arrowhead DECA, and the I Back Jack foundation.

This year the money goes to help support the Elmbrook Animal Shelter, the marketing scholars, and some local charities.

“Hawkfest takes a large amount of organization and strong, mature leaders which we accomplished this year,” Melzer said.