Vendors and guests mingle at the 2024 craft fair at Lake Placid High School. (Provided photo — Patty Mayberry)

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid High School’s sophomore class is hosting its biggest fundraiser of the year with Saturday’s fourth annual craft fair. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school’s gym.

Admission is $3 per person, but free for children age 10 and under. There will be a raffle and a variety of vendors selling everything from artwork to baked goods.

Emily McConvey, one of the advisors for the sophomore class, said there are 50 vendors registered this year. There are a lot of jewelry makers this time around, and some of the vendors are coming from hours away to participate. Some are new, but a lot of them are returning from previous years.

The proceeds from the fair support sophomore class events, including prom and the senior class trip. Some years, McConvey said the classes have leftover funds to buy a gift for the school, like a bench or a tree. This is the sophomores’ first year organizing the fundraiser, a responsibility passed down from the class of 2024.

“The previous class did really well with it, so (we’re trying to live) up to the expectation that the previous class set,” said Emma Clark, the sophomore class president. “We want to be as successful as we can so we can have a good senior trip and a good prom, so it’s just a lot of expectations.”

Clark’s role is to help organize and mobilize her class of 44 students to help with the fundraiser. This experience has taught her an important leadership lesson.

“Everyone is very different,” she said. “Some people want to be bugged a lot and reminded of things, and some people don’t.”

It’s also McConvey’s first year helping coordinate the fundraiser as an advisor. She said it usually gets a pretty good turnout.

“It’s become a really popular community event,” she said. “It brings in vendors from all over the North Country.”

Clark agreed and encouraged the public to attend.

“It’s a good time for all,” she said. “It’s a school-run event so you can see many different kids from all grades running it and showing their school spirit and participation.