Students Share Good Time at Overtime

“Overtime” is Fleetwood’s popular new school activity that students can attend after major sporting events.

The concept for Overtime was brought to the attention of the Fleetwood Area High School by Mr. Jim Boyer, a Fleetwood resident. He had heard about Overtime taking place at other schools and wanted to make it active here in Fleetwood.

“The purpose of overtime is to give students a place to hang out after a game,” says FAHS Principal Michael DeAntonio. “It’s a safe alternative to other, more dangerous options.”

In another local school district, students were drinking and driving after a sporting event, and they subsequently died in an avoidable car accident. This is just one inspiration for Overtime.

Instead of students going out after events and undertaking illicit activities such as drugs or alcohol, they can come out to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church here in Fleetwood.

There is one more Overtime remaining for this school year, and it is scheduled for sometime in January after a basketball game.

One of the highlights of attending Overtime is that there are always tons of free pizza for the students to eat. There is also always a DJ or a live band playing for students. All a student needs for admission is to be a Fleetwood student and to bring his or her student I.D. card.

DeAntonio and the Fleetwood Area School District would like to continue Overtime in future years. Overtime is a fun social environment where friends and students can meet together to fraternize and eat some free food, so make sure to come out and attend the next final Overtime for the 2010-2011 school year.