Students and families celebrated Halloween at the school’s annual Falloween event on Sat., Oct. 25, from 5-8 p.m. in the courtyard and teacher parking lot. Students from various clubs participated in the event, including the Drama Club, Student Government Association (SGA), National Honor Society, Culinary and Black Student Union.

The event was catered towards children, but people of all ages attended. Attendees ages 17 and older paid $5, while the price for attendees 16 and under was $15. The money went towards funding Drama productions and tickets were bought on GoFan.

“We originally started the Trunk or Treat as an event, and we used to just do it with my leadership students,” SGA sponsor Danielle Driscoll said. “I believe there was one year that we couldn’t do it, so we paired up with Drama in conjunction with their event.”

In recent years, both SGA and Drama have collaborated to host the event. Originally, the two clubs had separate events for Halloween.

This year, SGA continued its tradition of organizing Trunk-or-Treat, where students decorated the trunks of their cars, dressed up and passed out candy.

“I absolutely love how Falloween has turned out,” junior Avantika Prabhu said. “I just got here and the set-up’s amazing.”

Meanwhile, Drama had booths around the courtyard with a variety of games and performances. Each booth had a specific theme associated with it, such as “Bluey,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Toy Story” and “Aladdin.”

“A lot of our kids are going to be performing from the play ‘Goosebumps’ and each booth has little mini performances for the kids to participate,” Drama director Melody Herzfeld said.

Along with the booths, there was a haunted maze in Marjory’s Garden, held on both Fri. and Sat. Students volunteered to act as different characters from horror movies, hiding throughout the garden and scaring those who walked through.

A cake walk, hosted by Culinary, was also available. Music played while attendees walked in a circle and when the music stopped, they chose a dot with a number to stand on. Then, a number was called and the person who was standing on that number received a cake of their choosing.

There was also a petting zoo, photobooth and face painting stand.

“I love how the kids are all happy and joyful,” senior Henry Garcia said. “I love painting out their faces and it’s just so sweet.”

As the event concluded, students and staff remained on campus to assist with cleanup and ensure all equipment and decorations were returned to their respective locations. Volunteers are already looking forward to next year’s event, where they will continue to serve their community and provide an entertaining experience for attendees.