Rent-a-Senior raises money for Davis High

Davis High had its third annual Rent-a-Senior on the night of Dec 6.  Sophomores, juniors and seniors alike threw up their bid cards in the hopes of “renting” a senior for the next day.
Once the seniors are auctioned off to the highest bidders, they are at the renters’ service for the next school day.  Some renters have their seniors pick them up from school, bring them breakfast, and take them out to lunch, while others have their seniors wear clothing with the renter’s names on them or even carry them to their classes.
Senior Kayla Robinson, who attended but did not bid on any seniors, thinks that Rent-a-senior is an interesting and effective way to help the school.  “It’s just a fun way to make new friends and fundraise at the same time,” she said.
Senior Natalie Serdahl, who was rented by senior Ryan Starback for the top bid of the night of $135, saw the auction from the eyes of the seniors being auctioned off.  “I think we were all excited but also nervous that no one would bid on us,” she said.  “But after the first few bids were done, I just had a lot of fun.”
With almost 20 seniors being rented out and the final bids ranging from $35 to the whopping $135, the event was successful in raising money for Davis High.
Although the event is aimed at giving juniors and sophomores a chance to spend a day with a senior, the majority of the bidders at this year’s Rent-a-Senior were seniors.  “I think that people just wanted to rent their friends for the day because it’s so fun to just have them do anything you want them to do,” said Robinson.
However, some renters had other motives in mind when placing their bids.  Seniors Angelea Tara Ranzenbach and Debra Dewitt rented senior Jacob Muller to exact revenge on the student government class, which Muller is a part of, for beating the LEAD class in a recent dodge ball game.

“We got Jacob on behalf of LEAD to basically avenge ourselves for the embarrassing dodge ball loss by making him do things like advertising for LEAD and posting photos of him on Facebook,” Ranzenbach said.  “$110 was a lot more than we expected to pay, but it’s totally worth it.”
Whether it’s just for a nice lunch with an upperclassman or for a dodge ball revenge, renting a senior is an enjoyable way contribute to the school.