Valentine’s Day, whether established by religion or a greeting card company scam, is a day set aside to profess love for others. During school, red and pink balloons swarm classrooms; carnations and roses are exchanged for boxes of chocolate. After school festivities depend on what couples can afford, from movies to dinner dates.

“At school I got a lot of roses and I got a surprise,” junior Amanda Musalam said. “A person sang to me in class.”

Some school organizations use Valentine’s Day as a fundraiser. Variations dancers deliver carnations for one dollar every year and Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) delivers small bears for five dollars. This year, the Freshman Class sold heart-shaped balloons for three dollars.

This romantic holiday, though it may seem closed off to any single people, is actually just about sharing love in general. Instead of watching couples have all the fun on Valentine’s Day, many kids spend time with their friends and families.

“I spend (Valentine’s Day) with my family. Wwe go to dinner and celebrate a day of love,” sophomore Avana Fernandez said.

For some, Valentine’s Day is a sad reminder that they are not in a relationship. Others take advantage of the day to have a 24-hour sugar-high from over-indulgence of chocolates or a late night reading of a Nicholas Sparks novel.

“I eat a lot of candy and cry myself to sleep,” senior Rashid Price said. “Just kidding! I used to always be in a relationship on Valentine’s Day and I would go broke, but this year’s different.”

Price explained that he would always have to buy the biggest and best of everything.

“My bear has to be bigger than her bear!” he said mockingly, shaking his head. “This year I’m not in a relationship, so I got to spend money on myself. I even got a new haircut.”