On Oct, 23, the Halloween Dance and Pumpkin Contest voting were both held at WAMS. The events were organized by Student Council and Mrs. Rook.
The Halloween Dance was an event that WAMS students could go to, which offered free pizza, chips, cotton candy and soda at the price of a ticket that cost $5. The event featured Mrs. Roatche, a teacher at WAMS, as the DJ playing songs, which everyone danced to. Students could also play basketball. Voting for pumpkins for the pumpkin contest also happened at the Halloween Dance; students had to buy tickets to vote a received a free snow cone or cotton candy for voting. Volunteers also helped with the event, and multiple clubs participated in the dance. Eighth-grader Stefan Henderson reported that the Halloween Dance was fun, and he ate 13 whole cotton candies.
The Pumpkin Contest was a week-long event where WAMS students partnered in teams to decorate a pumpkin representing their homeroom, where the best pumpkin would win. Students were not allowed to carve, but could rather paint or decorate the outside of the pumpkin as much as they wanted. As 7th-grader Amelia Splain reported, “After you won the pumpkin contest, you get a donut party.” Mr. Hessert’s room won the 7th grade contest, and Mrs. William’s room won the 8th grade contest.
