What is the Halloween Carnival? 

Many students may have the same question so don’t worry, you’re not alone. 

The answer is simple, the Halloween Carnival is an event hosted at your very own Tahoma High School. It’s as you might’ve guessed, a Halloween event. But for who? It’s generally for the younger kids who fall between the ages of once up to eleven but of course, there’s no true restriction. If you’re an older sibling you’re more than welcome to accompany your younger sibling. 

The event overall is a big hit. There’s many activities to try out and things to do. These activities include mini games such as ring toss, bowling, and much more. Others may include crafts and cookie decorating, there’s even a costume contest! 

So why is this something that should be talked about more? 

This is a great opportunity for the upperclassmen both Juniors and Seniors. For the Juniors, it’s a great opportunity to experience and explore a singular option of community service hours. It can give students an understanding of what they might want to do and what they wouldn’t be interested in doing again. 

Seniors, this gives you an opportunity to get your ten hours in all at once. The event itself is not much longer than about 4 hours but that’s including setting up and cleaning up! 

As someone who attended this event as a volunteer, it’s easy to say that it was definitely worth it. As a volunteer you’re welcome to dress up and join the little kids. Everyone who signs up to volunteer is assigned a designated area whether that be a table or a game. There’s also a meeting before the event during power hour but it’s nothing long, it’s just to have everyone understand the plan and where their spots will be. 

Afraid to do it alone? No need to worry, you and your friends can sign up for the same table or game, it’s on you guys to pick. 

Like said before, volunteering for this event was definitely worth it, it was fun seeing all the different costumes there were that night. Fairies, princesses, autobots, the whole mario staff, vampires, you name it. Kids would go up to the activities full of excitement whether it was to get candy or to experience it in general they never failed to smile or show enthusiasm. 

It was definitely worth the ten hours because other than the set up and clean up that didn’t take long at all, the area definitely got a little humid and noisy at some point. 

Another senior who volunteered was interviewed to get another opinion on the event, his name, Alan Hinkle. 

Alan was asked about what he had thought about it, “Honestly, I thought the event was pretty great. You get some laughs here and there and overall feel good because you know you’re helping be part of a core memory the kids will have and will grow up with as they get older.” 

Alan was also asked what his favorite costume of the night was, “Easily Bumblebee from Transformers, I saw two tonight and both the kids and the parents did a great job, and although this may be bias due to the fact that Bumblebee is my favorite, I still think it’s crazy how creative kids have gotten. I personally didn’t see many Bumblebees if any at all on my trick or treating nights.” 

But we can’t forget who this event is hosted by. 

Big thank you and shout out to Mrs. Azizeh, a teacher at Tahoma High School, for doing such a good job at keeping this event going and organized.