John Stark students help Weare students make Mardi Gras masks. (From left) sitting: JSRHS Hannah Marquis, WMS students Ariana Johnstone and Jordyn Lemay. (Standing) JSRHS student Sarah Ferguson
John Stark students help Weare students make Mardi Gras masks. (From left) sitting: JSRHS Hannah Marquis, WMS students Ariana Johnstone and Jordyn Lemay. (Standing) JSRHS student Sarah Ferguson Credit: Courtesy

Twenty-two students from the John Stark Regional High School French Honor Society hosted this year’s Winter Carnival (Carnaval d’hiver) in mid-January for the Weare Middle and Center Woods Upper Elementary students.

Winter Carnival takes place each year in Quebec, Canada, and is a time to have fun, play games, go outdoors, and show off your artistic and creative skills. The John Stark French students hoped to re-create this event at the Weare School by offering a variety of activities ranging from French Bingo, Petanque (a version of Bocce ball), baking Madeleine cookies, snowshoeing, painting a mural, and other fun French-themed activities.