Hopping Across Houses: Lawrenceville’s First House-Hopping Event

          This past Saturday, the first Circle and Crescent house-hopping event was organized by the Student Council and the Social Council. Each House hosted their own House activity, which students then voted on at the end of the night to determine which House would earn House points for having the best activity. In the Circle, Cleve, Dickinson, Griswold, Hamill, Kennedy, and Woodhull House organized bubble ball fights, an Eggo Waffle bar, street hockey, mini golf, homemade s’mores, Wii sports, and grilled cheeses respectively. In the Crescent, the McClellan House hosted McClellan Milkshakes and spikeball, Stanley House offered a night of dancing with “Dance Dance Revolution,” Stephens House set up a nacho bar, Carter House organized pumpkin painting with apple cider donuts, and Kirby House hosted open ping pong.

          Annabelle Yao ’26 noted that she “really enjoyed” the house-hopping event as it gave her the opportunity to “spend quality time with friends outdoors” while also meeting new people on campus. For Yao, the highlights of her night were eating homemade s’mores at Hamill and trying McClellan’s famous milkshakes. 

          Echoing Yao’s sentiments, Olivia Codjoe ’26 remembered “especially enjoying McClellan’s milkshakes as they were very creative.” Another highlight of the event for Codjoe was “being part of the enthusiasm at Cleve’s bubble ball fights.” 

          For McClellan House President Alexandra Raymond ’25, the planning process for the event was “stressful and chaotic but really exciting at the same time.” Raymond, along with the McClellan House Council, worked together to run the milkshake operation, which was a “great bonding experience.” “Milkshakes are a staple for McClellan, and spikeball is a fun game that is also…easy to learn,” Raymond elaborated in regards to the McClellan House’s choice of events. 

          When Kirby House President Ella Fessler ’25 first heard the idea for a house-hopping event during a Social Council meeting led by Vice President of Social Life Grace Chu ’24, she thought the idea was “super cool and interesting.” “It had never been done before, and there are not many things that happen on campus that we haven’t seen before,” Fessler said. She noted that the planning process for the event involved “lots of meetings with the Kirby Heads of House.” “We finally decided on cornhole, an easy activity, and chips for the sake of staying covid-safe,” she elaborated.