Tuesday, October 30
th, was anything but a usual day on campus. In fact, it was a “dress-up” day instead of the more conventional “dress-down” day, and the theme was Halloween! The fun began first thing in the morning as witches, ghosts, prison inmates, giraffes, a Sumo wrestler and even a Tyrannosaurus Rex made their way to first class. It was our annual Junior School Halloween spooktacular and, after a uniquely productive day in the classroom, all students gathered in the Athletic Centre for the “Annual Halloween House Competition”. The parade of costumes was impressive but
Athena Cox, Emily Mei, Qiaoman Tracey
and
Gabby Shaw
caught the attention of the judges, earning first place, dressed as characters from
Alice in Wonderland.
Freek Schep, Emma Schofield
and
Constanza Rubin de Celis Tirado
almost shattered the glass in the entranceway with shrill sounds as they competed in the best scream contest, earning first, second and third place respectively. Laughter echoed throughout the gymnasium as students performed their best death scene; but
Adrian Tse
was victorious earning first place, with
Emily Norton and Taylor Cole
as the “Tinkerbell Team” finishing second and
Emily Mei and
Sabine Wellard, third. The most maniacal laugh contest was won by
Jenny Zhang, with
Papa Ofori
finishing a close second. The fun continued with organized games including a photo scavenger hunt and a pumpkin carving competition that was won by
Ben Roddis, with the team of
Mitchell Larkin, Kaz Schnitzer and
Harrison Yale-Klein
finishing second. Grades 7 and 8 students submitted drawings for the Annual Halloween Art Competition and, though there were many impressive entries, the Grade 11 IB Art students awarded first place to
Greyson Corbett-Lumb, second place to
Sidney Schwartz, third place to
Jessica Ugwoke
and honourable mention to
Papa Ofori. At the end of the day, everyone agreed that it was a Halloween party that we would all remember. Special thanks go to the Grade 9 leadership students who helped with the events, and to
Taylor Cole, Emily Norton and
Gabby Strickey
for creating Halloween treat bags for every student who took part in the day’s events.
