History

History

The 'Laurelheads' (renamed a year later for obvious reasons, nicknamed 'the Heads' by our parents) were started by Y and Z on June 23rd, 2007.

It began as a game. Amy's parents had booted them off the computer and outside, where the neighbors on the other side of the laurels were having a loud and obnoxious party.

"It was dumb- why were they throwing beanie bags in a box?" Chloé said later.

They were bored. Very bored. So of course they did what any middle schooler would do in thir situation, right? they dressed up in laurels and hid in the hedge to laugh at them.

It didn't work to well, but at least it was entertaining.

They formed a club known as the 'laurelheads'- (the page still exists at www.freewebs.com/laurelheads. Most of the old stuff has been deleted, and it hasn't been updated in months.) it was full of stupid rules and traditions, expanded upon at a birthday party with Perri and Katie a week later. That lasted... oh, twenty four hours after it adjourned?

Everyone knew it would get old fast- vary fast- without a purpose. So we decided to do monthly community services. That part expanded into yearly, and now probably forever owing to the food bank crisis in Seattle at this time.

So it was bake sales- a brilliant idea thought up by Katie, and a great cause for celebration when the first one raised $50. The next one raised $60. The next? $40. Then $65. $70. in September, Amy and Katie sold purple food to rabid Huskie fans at the University Of Washinton. (we couldnt do bake sales during November-March due to damp Seattle weather.)

In April, 2008 author Justina Chen Headly came to Seattle, advertizing the YouthVenture grant. . They applied, did a presentation and got it on June 18th. (the call came the 19th. That happened to be the day there was the Scott White Faxing Incident, and, working for his oppositions campaign, Z's mom was on the phone in the morning, much to her annoyance and impatience.)

on June 22nd on the annual camping trip (this year to Ohanapecosh, Mt. Rainier) the name was changed to Golden Laurels, after the award given to the winners of the Ancient Greek olympics- the strong and determined competitors. We hope to be the same- with the Golden Laurels, and not the foot racing.

This is Y, modeling a 'laurelhead hat'- made of a laurel branch stapled together. Now we have fleece hats.

This was one of our 'musical insturments'. I dont even remember what we used it for.

This was Y's shoe during our January meeting. We were jogging across a muddy park and suddenly she screeched 'my shoe! my shoe!'.