Sumo wrestling a big hit at Parent and Family Weekend

The Brehm Preparatory School's Student Council was the spotlight of the Fall Parent and Family Weekend dinner on Saturday, November 6, with their Sumo Wrestling contest.

Brehm rented Sumo Wrestling suits for the evening, and the Student Council members served as promoters of the event - finding attendees to wrestle, serving as referees during the matches, encouraging wrestlers and the crowd, etc.

The wrestling event was a fund-raiser for the Student Council. Barbara Drew, advisor for the Student Council and MC of the evening's event, said more than $600 was raised for the organization.

"We had a blast doing it," she said. "Student Council members worked very hard to ensure that the students, staff, faculty, parents and family members had a wonderful time during the Sumo Wrestling event. And, it paid off.

"Also, without the support of the parents and family, staff and faculty, we couldn't have had such a successful fund-raiser."

Part of the money raised will be used for Student Council activities, and the other part will go toward the Lydia Walthes All-Star Award.

"This will be the third year we will give the Lydia Walthes Award," Barbara said. "It is a $500 cash award given to a Student Council member who exhibits many of the same qualities we cherished in Lydia - passion, fun, knowledgeable, hard-working, personable, friendly, and so on."

The Lydia Walthes Award is usually given out during Prom, which will be held Friday, April 29, 2011.