Vendors sell cakes-in-jars, hot chocolate, study guides, and thrifted clotthing at the EBHS holiday market

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The Holiday Market

BY AASMI BORA

DECEMBER 19, 2025, 8:01 A.M.

On the 10th of December, East Brunswick High School transformed the cafeteria into a bustling marketplace. From 3pm to 5 pm, EBHS’s Holiday Market, a student-run event, invited clubs and individual students to showcase their creativity by selling items to their peers. What began as a small initiative has grown into one of the most anticipated events of the year.

According to Student Council Sophomore Representative Nysa Ahluwalia, “Our school's 2nd Annual Holiday Market is the perfect place to enjoy low-cost, delicious treats, discover and support small nonprofits sharing their baked goods and missions, and make memories with friends in the spirit of the season!” 

Kailynn DuRose, an EBHS junior and the executive Vice President of Student Council, was the head of the event when it first debuted last year. This year, she stated, “The holiday market has become a recent staple as an EBHS tradition. The entire student body greatly benefits from the holiday market, including vendors, such as teachers, clubs and students, and of course, shoppers. That isn’t limited to the EBHS student council. The holiday market is a unique opportunity because there’s a variety of new ways Student Council members can showcase themselves as leaders.  Overall, the holiday market has benefited over 24 members in the student council, which is over 90% of the entire council makeup. The event requires diligent preparation a month in advance from all aspects, whether that’s drafting contracts, communicating, and reaching out to clubs or organizing logistics for the day of. The holiday market is truly an internal and external success for the EBHS student council, and hopefully will be highlighted for a Top Ten Student Council Projects of NJ Award in 2026.”

Walking through the decorated cafeteria, students are greeted by rows of colorful tables offering everything from baked goods to homemade jewelry to custom stickers. Each vendor played a major role in the event, offering to each booth reflects the personality of the group behind it: Cinderella’s Got Wings, a student-led nonprofit sold “handmade keychains, picture frames, and polaroids,” said NJ Chapter Vice President and EBHS Junior Zoe Parr.  

Junior Elmah Meer, a member of the Choir program, spoke on the amazing sales of the “Singing Telegrams! People pay a couple of bucks for chorus members to go to students, sing them a song, and give them candy plus a note from the buyer. We do it on the last day before winter break, and it is a fan favorite because we get to raise money for the program, all while engaging the school in what we do”. 

The annual Holiday Market is more than just a shopping event, it is a celebration of creativity, collaboration, and school spirit. As students head off for winter break, this is the perfect schoolwide event to wrap up the year. Each student goes home with bags of handmade treasures, and the shared joy of having built something together.