Mardi Gras appears at the local high school

Image: Crownover is happy — Dan Crownover received his beads and beams with pride.

Crownover is happy — Dan Crownover received his beads and beams with pride. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Gwen is glistening — Gwen Harris has kept her beads from previous celebrations of Mardi Gras held at IHS. Her daughter offered her own beads for the occasion.

Gwen is glistening — Gwen Harris has kept her beads from previous celebrations of Mardi Gras held at IHS. Her daughter offered her own beads for the occasion. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Can I have gold? — Librarian Sharan Farmer offers different colors of beads to the students who attended Mardi Gras.

Can I have gold? — Librarian Sharan Farmer offers different colors of beads to the students who attended Mardi Gras. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Mrs. Bridge likes purple — Even the faculty gets involved with the fun.

Mrs. Bridge likes purple — Even the faculty gets involved with the fun. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Cody accepts the beads — The library staff is happy to hand out beads for Mardi Gras.

Cody accepts the beads — The library staff is happy to hand out beads for Mardi Gras. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Congregating in the library — The students visit in the library after Mardi Gras.

Congregating in the library — The students visit in the library after Mardi Gras. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Erik Wilson — Mr. Wilson takes his beads for Mardi Gras.

Erik Wilson — Mr. Wilson takes his beads for Mardi Gras. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Mask in the library case — A traditional mask you might see in New Orleans or Rio de Janeiro on Mardi Gras, made by Sharon Farmer.

Mask in the library case — A traditional mask you might see in New Orleans or Rio de Janeiro on Mardi Gras, made by Sharon Farmer. (Anne Sutherland)

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