Written and Photographed by: Katherine Rogers

Following the first snowfall of the year students at ThundeRidge High School enjoyed various Halloween festivities. Students were allowed to wear their Halloween costumes along with teachers. Teachers in each department had costumes corresponding  to different games. Some of which included PacMan, Chess, Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, and Twister. Prior to Halloween itself the biggest halloween event actually took place the week prior. 

 Every year ThunderRidge High Schools hosts an event called Trick or Treat Street in which clubs and organizations decorate the halls of the highschool with various themes and invite children from local elementary schools to walk through clad in their best Halloween costumes to go trick-or-treating to collect candy.   

Organizer Gennivine Benett, an English teacher at TRHS, invites clubs to participate in the event with themes of their choosing. The hallways in each wing  are divided into sections and each club assigned there transforms the hallway through decorations to bring children and parents into new worlds. Many clubs begin preparations for Trick-or-Treat Street as soon as the school year starts in order to get everyone involved. A variety of clubs participated with many different themes intended for the elementary schoolers. Below is a chart of each student organization and what theme they decided on:

Right after returning from fall break, Trick or Treat Street commenced on Tuesday, October 24th. Immediately after school the chaos begins as each club quickly installs there decorations many of which include butcher paper used to cover the walls and lights to completely change the look of the environment and pull guests into the worlds of all themes. Many club members also wear costumes, usually a character from their chosen theme. Most important of all clubs also collect a significant amount of candy to pass out to guests. The students are given two and a half hours to set up before the doors are open and families begin their tour through the school. 

The night began and in all of ThunderRidge’s history this was the “most attended Trick or Treat Street” Mrs. Bennet states. Throughout the night multiple clubs ran out of candy. To resolve this some students took a quick trip to Kings Soopers and bought what was left on the scarce shelves and other clubs resorted to offering kids high fives instead. Trick-or-Treat-Street lasted around two hours and the children attending had many creative costumes. Overall this was yet another year of continuing a fun community tradition that children, and parents alike enjoy.