A tradition for the heart

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Heart Attack is a project done every year by the Desert Vista student council for seniors as a tradition for Valentine’s Day. Paper hearts are cut out for every senior and their administrators/teachers. They each get a single heart with their names on it for other people to write messages on.

“Heart Attack is a tradition that goes back for at least eight years,” says co-advisor for student council Mr. Miguel Marrero. “We have been doing it every year since I’ve been working here.”

“They tend to say things like ‘Miss you’, ‘2 cute’ ‘I’ll miss seeing you in Spanish’, ‘you’re hot’,” says Marrero. “I won’t lie though; sometimes they can get inappropriate.”

For example, one statement written on Mr. Marrero’s heart from previous years was the word “weed” in bold, capital letters.

Student council’s solution to the problem is, when they are collected, inappropriate or mean comments are scribbled out in pen or sharpie so messages stay positive and uplifting.

The hearts used to be hung in the hallways of the C building, but are currently displayed on the glass windows in the cafeteria.

The project itself gets a lot of attention from the whole school, and anyone is welcome to write appropriate/kind messages on the hearts; typically, upperclassmen and teachers are the ones who most often write on them.

“It’s an opportunity for seniors to get their last bit of love before they graduate,” says Marrero.