April 24, 2015
Life, Style, & Arts
Deutschen Pfest
Pf
1976 Deutschen Pfest banner
Booth Vendors
1976 Deutschen Pfest Car show
Community Impact Stage
5k Pfun Run
2006 Duetschen Pfest Parade
2015
Miss Pflugerville Pageant
2007 Rides
2008
Dunking Booth
Stories compiled by Taylor Bodeen, Katie Betschart, Virginia Gaffney, Megan McKinney, and Rion Ellis.
Veteran Volunteer Returns for 40th Anniversary When junior Theresa Agwuncha volunteered at the Deutschen Pfest carnival through the Rotary Interact program, she primarily volunteered at the sausage and brat wurst booth, preparing the food for hungry customers. And this year she’s at it again. “I found running the brat wurst booth really fun actually,” Agwuncha said. “I enjoyed working with them.” Since she wants to go again this year, she thinks inviting someone close to her heart to share the experience with would make this an even better experience. “I would like to get my little sister, Crystal, to also go because it’s a really great opportunity,” Agwuncha
said. “Volunteering here is really good for networking, especially since I plan on continuing to volunteer.” Deutschen Pfest is dependant on all the volunteers that are willing to spend one weekend in May celebrating another year of Pflugerville’s history, like Agwuncha. “I would recommend other people to volunteer because all the people who run booths are from different organizations,” Agwuncha said. “I’ve realized it’s more than just volunteering. It’s a group of people who are actually out to help people.”
Pfriends at the Pfestival Parade Pfestivities Last year, freshman Jackie McGuire* made friends in the most unlikely of places. McGuire met two other LGBTteens at Deutschen Pfest, Jason and Nora. “At first, my friend and I thought Jason was stalking us because he followed us to places, but when [my friend] approached him, we found out he was actually cool,” McGuire said. As they spent time with Jason throughout the day, they discovered that he was bi-sexual. Since last May, Nora has
changed his identification from lesbian to heterosexualtransexual and uses they/he pronouns. “We saw Nora and thought he looked lonely,” McGuire said. “So we went over, sat down, and talked to him.” Though McGuire does not attend the same school, she has kept in touch with her new friends and plans on attending Deutschen Pfest “Unfortunately, Nora lives in Houston, but I do hope to see Jason again,” McGuire said. *Pseudonyms
“The Deutschen Pfest parade is a great tradition with the Hawk Band. We decorate our instruments to be festive, and we have a lot of fun with it. It’s a new experience from marching season because it’s a different setting from a typical field setting. We march on Saturday morning along with several other Pflugerville high schools. We perform our Hendrickson fight song and the ‘Spanish parade sequence’ until we get to the very end of the parade. Afterwards we get to hang out around the festival for the rest of the day. I love going with my friends, and having a ton of fun. In it’s a great experience because the whole town comes out to support us and the other bands march in the festival,” junior Joel McMinn-Reyna said.
Petting Zoo
2009 Coloring Contest
2015 40th Anniversary
Deutschen Disaster When freshman Gabi Valenzuela went to Deutschen Pfest, she expected what most would at the festival: rides, music, and food. Unfortunately, Valenzuela got more than a just good time. “My brother and I went on one of the spinning rides at the park,” Valenzuela said. “We were both inside a cup with a few other teenagers. My brother didn’t seem to notice but one boy sitting next to him had food crumbs all over his face and shirt. He looked like he was in extreme pain and he kept grabbing his stomach. I was really hoping that he would hold his food down.” The ride was starting to speed up, and Valenzuela was getting more nervous. “As the ride hit its peak, the boy’s cheeks puffed and he vomited all his food over the inside of the ride,” Valenzuela said. “Most of it hit my brother, but the puke flew all over the inside of the ride getting our shirts covered in throw up. It looked like funnel cake and smelled horrible.”
Volunteer Recognizes Local Cultural Diversity
For the past two years, junior Bailey Rushing has attended Deutschen Pfest. This year, she’s decided that she will volunteer by handing out tickets to festival attendees. “I really like Deutschen Pfest,” Rushing said. “Every year it’s been really fun, so going in and actually participating seemed like a cool thing to do.” Although some believe that Deutschen Pfest has a repetitive theme, Rushing sees the festival as a new experience each time she’s there. “I like the pattern of it every year,” Rushing said. “It’s culturally different every year. Pflugerville gets more and more diverse as the years go by so you see more cultures there and even though it’s a German festival it’s cool to see how those diversities come together.”
7