Students at Plymouth High School have different ways of celebrating Halloween. Some go to haunted houses, trick-or-treating, or to pass out candy with their family.
Scary costumes, candy, and hanging out with friends are a few things people love about Halloween; students at PHS seem to go all out for that one night. Freshman Autumn Wilson said, “I loved going to costume contests because I got to show off the costume I made and of course the possibility of winning money. We would go trick-or-treating just to see our family and friends and to get candy.” The
Families having Halloween fun at the pumpkin patch.
Photo By: Taylor Drake
costumes that students use vary from bought, to made, to scary, to funny, or to one of their favorite characters. Students like Wilson, junior Haley Brown, sophomores Bayli Czarnecki, and Christopher Milton make their costumes original. These costumes include “a peacock, the Mad Hatter, Alice (from Alice in Wonderland), a fish tank, a swamp monster, a marionette puppet, Mother Nature, a bridesmaid, Annie Oakley, and many other costumes over the years,” said Wilson. Brown said, “I have gone as a softball player, half-angel/half-devil, a cheerleader, batman, a bloody nurse, and then this year will be a pumpkin!”
The debate over what age children should stop going trick-or-treating has been a well talked about topic among parents and kids, but whether or not families stopped is up to them. Students such as freshman Cam Mullins, Mackenzie Barnhart, and sophomore Devin Gritton go trick-or-treating by taking their younger siblings and going with their families. However, some students like freshman Mikayla Sommers, Hope Gandara, and junior Hayley Brown at PHS still go trick-or-treating with their friends. Also, students pass out candy at their houses to the children in their neighborhood. “Now that is something Delaney [ Mr. Martin’s daughter] loves- she ate two pieces of candy for everyone she gave out,” said Mr Josh Martin.
Trick-or-Treat candy
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Many families celebrate Halloween by going to haunted houses; students like Hayley Brown go Niles Haunted House and sophomore Dylan Hall go to Jolly Orchards in Michigan. Others do not like haunted houses because they do not like being scared. For example, sophomore Sierra Strickland said, “I get scared extremely easily. That’s why everyone in my family finds it hilarious to scare me 24/7 throughout the holiday.”