Local High School to Host Spring Craft Fair to Benefit Student Council

EAST ALTON/WOOD RIVER - Community members have the opportunity to support a local Student Council.

The East Alton-Wood River High School Student Council will host their first annual Spring Craft Fair on March 28 and 29, 2026. Riverbend residents are encouraged to stop by EAWR High School to shop at over 80 booths. Donations and proceeds from the fair will help fund the school’s Student Council projects.

“That’ll just help out with our projects throughout the year,” explained Brooklyn Ruot, a senior at EAWR and the Student Council president. “It’s been a lot of hard work, but we’re hopefully going to see it pay off.”

The fair opens from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 29. Shoppers will enter through the EAWR gym, where they can shop at roughly 40 booths, before crossing the street to the school’s East Building, where they can find 40 more.

Jeni Timmins, an English teacher and co-sponsor of the Student Council, noted that the craft fair will offer “a huge variety” of products, including wreaths, jewelry, candles, home decor, crocheted items, woodwork, on-site t-shirt printing and more. She is eager to see the “tons and tons of stuff” that the vendors bring out.

Admission to the fair costs $3 per day, or $5 for a two-day pass. There will also be concessions for sale, with proceeds going directly to the After Prom fund. The Student Council also plans to offer raffles. On Saturday, March 28, a coffee truck from Downtown West End will be at the high school for shoppers to enjoy.

Timmins added that she is excited for the community to connect with the school in this new way. She pointed out that the EAWR facilities are “really nice,” and she hopes a lot of folks come to engage with the school.

The Student Council organizes school dances, Spirit Weeks, community service opportunities and other activities for students. Timmins noted that the Student Council’s work is important for the student body, as well as a fantastic opportunity for the council members to learn more about leadership.

“It’s a chance for them to learn how to be leaders in their school and hopefully carry those lessons over into the world once they graduate. But then as far as the rest of the student body, we’re kind of the organization that does everything,” Timmins said. “Most of the activities that happen at EAWR are put on by our Student Council. So everyone, at some point, participates in some sort of activity that we have put on for them, and we try to keep the cost of everything really low for our students.”

For Ruot, these experiences are priceless aspects of her senior year. She is happy to be a part of the Student Council and eager to share the council’s work with the community. She explained that the council allows students to have “a voice” at EAWR.

“Our council also brings all the students together. We have people from every grade level participating in our meetings and putting their input in,” she said.

She is proud to play a role in the inaugural craft fair and hopeful that it will prove to be a success that continues for many years to come. There is currently a waitlist for vendors, which makes both Ruot and Timmins feel confident that the craft fair is off to a good start. They encourage people to come out on March 28 and 29 to support local students and crafters.

“We want the vendors to enjoy it and have fun and come back. We want the people to come back,” Ruot said. “It's a great way to bring the community together, but it’s also a good fundraiser, and it’s a cool thing to be able to be the one to kind of start the tradition if it becomes one.”

For more information about the first annual EAWR Student Council Spring Craft Fair, click here.

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