Haunted High School

This October 29th, the school hosted its annual Haunted High School in support of the Mama Mare Breast Cancer Foundation. In this event, students representing clubs organized Halloween-themed booths for visitors to take part in. Each club created its own unique attraction, such as carnival games and displays, to entertain visitors and children wearing Halloween costumes. Other than offering spooky and fun activities, this event allowed clubs to showcase their purpose and connect with the local community.

One of the stations was run by FBLA, which was the club presenting the event. Their booth involved a spider ring toss game. In this activity players were instructed to play a Halloween-themed game of ring toss. Here, children threw rings from a certain distance, aiming to earn points by having their ring land through the legs of inflatable spiders or pointy witches’ hats. After the game, children were able to obtain candy as a reward for their participation. 

Another event at Haunted High School was the Art Honor’s Society’s booth. Here, visitors had the opportunity to get face paint from the student volunteers. In addition, photo-stand-ins of famous paintings, such as Johannes Vermeer’s Girl With Pearl Earrings, Pablo Picasso’s Girl Before a Mirror, and Edvard Munch’s The Scream were set up. Students were able to poke their heads through the holes in the board to provide the illusion that they were part of the scene depicted. The Art Honors Society even created a haunted house in the art room. In this event, children walked through a maze the Art Honors Society had created in a dark room, and screamed in fright as students came from hiding spots to scare them. Nearby, visitors were allowed to view a spooky art installation, where neon-colored vine-like sculptures adorned a dark room.

Meanwhile, the Math Honors Society had set up fun math-related activities for their event. Here, kids were made to do pentominoes puzzles to create many Halloween related pictures, such as witches' hats. Moreover, they had the chance to estimate the number of erasers in a jar, and fun coloring worksheets. In the end, they were given candy. 

Additionally, the Spanish Honors Society had created beautiful Dia de Los Muertos ofrendas for display in the video production room, which had been decorated with candles and papel picado. In Mexico, ofrendas are altars used on this holiday to honor and celebrate a person who has passed. Thus, by creating these altars, visitors were exposed to an important Hispanic tradition. 

In conclusion, Haunted High School has been a place for many attendees to have fun, celebrate Halloween, and obtain experiences they will cherish. It has served to be a great opportunity to bring awareness to these student-led clubs, as well as allow them to connect with their community. Thanks to the hard work of the participating clubs, Haunted High School had proved itself to be a great success.