Staggapalooza Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Stagg High School

Most Stagg Chargers—both present and former—list Staggfest as one of their favorite Stagg traditions.  As a culminating 50th Anniversary event and as a tribute to current students, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School will present “Staggapalooza,” what some have described as Staggfest to the tenth power. 

On Saturday, May 17, a 5K Walk/Run kicks off the day-long Staggapalooza event.  As runners line up near the school’s tennis courts on Roberts Road for the start of the 5K, the Stagg kitchen will begin to serve up a pancake breakfast from 9am until 11:30 a.m. in the school’s Commons.  Adults are charged $5, children ages 5 to 12 are charged $3, children 4 and under are free, and runners will receive a breakfast ticket as part of their registration fee.  Race registration information is available on the school’s website at stagg.d230.org.

The Staggapalooza morning rounds out with a Vendor Fair in the Charger Gym from 9am until noon. Over 55 vendors will showcase their organizations or businesses in an effort to better connect area resources with community members. A complete list of participant vendors will be listed on the school’s website.  Vendor participants represent areas such as Health and Wellness, Academic Resources, Finance/Financial Planning, Retail/Restaurant, and Home Improvement.  The Community Resource Fair is free to the public.  Each adult who attends will receive a raffle ticket upon entry. Vendors have donated certificates and prizes that will be raffled off every 30 minutes. 

The event extends outdoors not only with the 5K finish line in the stadium, but also with a Craft Fair that opens up at 8am and runs until 5pm on the south end of campus.  The Craft Fair entry fee of $3 (for adults and children 12 and up) includes entertainment from a student performance stage featuring everything from jazz to cultural dance groups, from noon until 4 p.m. in the Stadium.  In addition, for visitors who are just arriving and hungry, local restaurants, including Chef Klaus, El Gallo, Peppo’s, Stacked, Sno Biz, Chase Events, Zacarella’s Pizza, and Tastee Freeze, will serve up a variety of tasty lunchtime choices from tented “booths” set up near the craft fair. 

Staggapalooza then finishes big with rock bands that include Stagg alumni and a headliner group to be announced.  Entry to the rock concert is $10 per person from 5pm until 8:45 p.m. Student race participants will receive a concert wristband as part of their race registration. Children 13 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult. 

To cap it all off, Stagg seniors will move back into the school for their Senior Party 2014, sponsored and coordinated by the Stagg Community Organization Parent Boosters (SCO).    

For more information, visit Stagg’s website at stagg.d230.org.