Hundreds of community members flocked to M-A for Trick or Treat Street, an annual Halloween event held by Leadership, on Wednesday evening. Elementary and middle school students and parents arrived in costume to enjoy a candy-filled night of trick-or-treating, games, and dancing.
In a single day, the Green transformed into a spooky Halloween paradise with a bouncy house, slime-making station, pumpkin decorating station, potato sack race, popcorn, face painting, coloring, cookie decorating, bowling pin ring toss, and more fun activities. Leadership also set up a bingo sheet, where attendees could get stamps and tickets from different activities for prizes.
With costumes ranging from Deadpool and Wolverine to Elsa and Princess Peach, attendees came ready to collect all the prizes and candy they could. Hugh, an eight-year-old student at Laurel Elementary, was dressed as a police officer. “I’m a police officer of basketball because I’m really good at basketball—I save the game,” he said.
M-A clubs also helped hand out candy in front of classrooms across the C-wing, D-wing, and E-wing. Senior Izzy Zohar represented the Wellness Youth Council. For Zohar, the best part about Trick or Treat Street is the community it brings together. “I just love seeing all the kids being so happy when they get their goody bags,” she said.
Leadership students also played a big role in the spooky event, each with the same common goal: wanting to see kids happy. “My favorite part of Trick or Treat Street is to make kids smile, from making slime to participating in the potato sack event with them. It’s really nice to see them giggle and laugh and just have a great time,” junior and Leadership student Millo Skhiri said.
“My favorite part is just seeing the community come together in such an adorable way with all the little kids here trick-or-treating safely,” senior and Leadership student Tula Basta said.
At the end of the night, the kids left with both their candy bags and hearts full.
