Mission High School students treat others
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ST. IGNATIUS – Some strange things walked the halls of the Mission High School last week. Students turned into werewolves, cheeseburgers, cats, super heroes, princesses and wizards. Verla Costilla, 15, became a purple Teletubby.
“Even older kids love Halloween,” said teacher Sara Keast.
After school, students gathered to decorate. They put on their costumes and lined the halls of their school to wait with bowls of candy for trick-or-treaters.
“We did this for the younger kids in the community,” said Bill von Holtum, 17. “It’s always good to be part of the community and help anyway we can and that includes having fun.”
Students not handing out candy supervised activities. Dana Goss-Dickie, 14, helped kids make cotton-swab skeletons on construction paper. Sophia Tolbert, 14, handed out coloring pages while she colored her own picture.
“I was getting into the coloring,” she said. “It’s fun to be around the younger kids. I like to see them come through in their costumes. They get so excited.”
Anthony Gravagno Henes, 15, and Trinity Lewandowski, 15, handed out cookies with spider legs and other snacks.
“This is about having fun and making memories,” Trinity said.
The fire alarm went off during the event. The smog machine used to create a spooky atmosphere in one hallway might have set off the sensors. After the all-clear, students went back to their stations. The excitement didn’t seem to bother the live fancy rats that trick-or-treaters Ahni Umphrey, 10, and Maysa Couture, 10, held in their hands.
“We are both the chef from the movie Ratatouille,” Ahni said petting her rat while wearing a white chef’s hat. She said they chose the costume so they could include their rats in the fun. “We just carry them around. It’s fun trick-or-treating with them.”
This is the second year high school students have hosted the event.
“We had a huge turn out this year,” Keast said. “The Students Serving Community (a school club) sponsored the event, and we had a third of the high school volunteer to help. I hope we do it again next year.”
