By: Maeve Rice
The season of Halloween brings years of memories from favorite past costumes to gatherings with family and friends.
For some teachers, these memories include carving pumpkins, eating a special meal, or trick-or-treating. Intervention Specialist, Mrs. Jeanne Daly said, “We used to go to Shaw Farms and get pumpkins.”
Pumpkin activities are a common Halloween event and included carving or painting pumpkins. Many teachers have their own traditions involving pumpkins. French teacher Mrs. Ellen Bungenstock said she picks the most intricate carving designs to decorate her porch.
Visual arts teacher Mrs. Sarah Nestheide said, “Every year -and I mean every year- we “do pumpkins. We head to McGlasson’s Farm on Route 8 in Kentucky for pumpkins, fresh apple cider, and apple fritters, then ride the Anderson Ferry and stop at UDF for ice cream.” English teacher Mr. Dan Freeman works the Harrison’s Pumpkin Fest with his uncle, each year.
Another crucial aspect of Halloween is the costumes, ranging from last minute to planned months in advance. For two years, Director of Curriculum, Mrs. Julia Thorton dressed as the Phantom of the Opera as a kid. She said, “I just thought the mask was cool.” Spanish teacher, Ms. Anne Herrmann dressed as a combination of Cinderella and her fairy godmother that she said she hand made. Bungenstock had the idea of dressing as a toilet one year and said he was amazed by the amount of candy she scored that year. “I made the bowl so structurally sound, that it could hold actual pounds of candy.”
The crowd favorite of Halloween is obviously the amount of candy scored from trick or treating. Favorites vary from Lemonheads to Reese’s pumpkins. Theology teacher Mr. Jeff Hutchinson’s unpopular Halloween candy opinion is that sour gummy candy is overrated. Bungenstock declared that Halloween should be more focused on the costumes and less about the candy.
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