Bayshore Christian School is about to be world famous.

Students and families associated with the Fairhope school participated in a successful attempt at breaking the world record for World’s Largest Cake Walk in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The record to beat was 250 walkers and BCS crushed it with 288 participants.

“We were just hoping for something that would be really fun for our families and something for other people to hear about our school,” said Shonna Nance, PTF president for BCS.

The cake walk is nothing new at BCS’ Eagle Fest, the school’s fall festival, but the attempt to break a world record was uncharted territory.

“The sixth grade has always had just a small cake walk going on at Eagle Fest to raise money to go to Washington D.C. in the spring,” Nance said. “One of the moms who is in charge of fundraising said, ‘Well let’s make it big. Let’s go for it.’”

And go for it they did.

To attempt to break a world record with Guinness, there are several hoops to jump through before the record can be broken. First, you have to formally apply with the Guinness organization and wait for them to accept it.

“Once we did that, then the rules say there are guidelines we have to follow for it to count,” Nance said.

For this cake walk, there had to be an entrance and an exit, which BCS achieved by using enter and exit tents on the field. Next, there needed to be an actual spot for each participant to stand. Then, for every 50 walkers, there needed to be one non-partisan judge; someone who is not associated with the school, plus two observers. Next, the attempt must be videoed and the footage is sent to Guinness for review. Every participant had to walk around the field, a number had to be drawn and the winner had to win an actual cake.

“Some cakes were made by school moms but some were also donated by local bakeries,” Nance said. “To make the official record, we only have to go around one time, but we’re doing it five times for more fun.”

The first couple of rounds on the field were practice, to help coordinate the large group of people. Eventually the attempt for the record-breaker was completed.

Though only a handful of walkers won a cake, every participant left as a potential world-record holder.