North High Gets Spooky

Spirited events were held on Oct. 29 to celebrate Halloween

Amanda Lavian, Managing Editor|November 18, 2021

To pave the way into Halloweekend, students and teachers dressed up and flaunted creative costumes throughout the spookily decorated hallways on Friday, Oct. 29.

 

North High’s S.O. organized a multitude of events for students to partake in, including a Halloween hallway battle, a “photo boo!-th” costume contest, a “cosTomb” contest and a pumpkin carving contest.

The sophomores decorated their hallway with cobwebs, caution tape, and a bright orange sign (Credit: Audrey Bichoupan).

Representatives from each grade level decorated a hallway within the main floor of the school. Some decorations included orange-and-black streamers, cobwebs, tombstones and skeletons. To compliment the spooky decorations, students and staff sported costumes throughout the day.

Mr. Blackstone dressed up as Gaston from Beauty and the Beast for Halloween (Credit: Amanda Lavian).

English department chair Mr. Blackstone dressed up as Gaston, the villain from the movie Beauty and the Beast. But for Blackstone, this costume was also a reminder of his family. “I wore this costume with my daughter two years ago,” he said. “I was Gaston and she was Belle.” 

Admin, disguised as the characters from Scooby Doo, greeted students as they entered the building (Credit: Amanda Lavian).

In a more lighthearted manner, Admin dressed up as the cast from Scooby Doo. Assistant Principal, Mr. Levine disguised as Shaggy — Scooby’s best friend. Dr. Holtzman dressed up as Scooby, Mr. Calderaro was Fred Jones, Ms. Snyder was Velma, and Ms. Behar dressed up as Daphne.

A group of seniors wore hot dog and taco costumes (Credit: Nikita Soleymani).

Senior Kayla Kavakeb, who dressed up as a taco shell, reflected on her experience at school on Friday. “I love the events that the school puts together like halfway decorating and pumpkin carving,” Kavakeb said. “Yesterday after school I saw each grade come together to decorate their hallways and it was something special to see and be a part of.”

On the left is Mr. Kinder’s so-called twin, Bill Walton; on the right is Mr. Kinder. Can you tell the difference? (Credit: Amazon and Amanda Lavian.)

In addition to seeing the cast of “Scooby Doo” and walking tacos around the school, you may have seen the Boston Celtics’ basketball player Bill Walton — also known as Mr. Kinder. “My first boss used to call me Bill Walton because he thought I looked like him,” Kinder explained. “So, today I chose to actually look like him.”

Seniors Sahar Tartak and Hannah Fishman jokingly dress up as their friend and fellow senior, Matthew Mah (Credit: Sahar Tartak).

On the topic of look-alikes, seniors Sahar Tartak and Hannah Fishman dressed up like their friend and fellow senior, Matthew Mah, who often wears muscle tees and shorts. “Matt always teases us,” Tartak said. “It was time to turn the tables.”

 

As a whole, the students and teachers’ efforts and spirits, this Halloween, tremendously contributed to making the school day that much more great and enjoyable.