It’s spooky season again and many people are ready to get spooked. So what are the Beaver Area students doing for Halloween?

Halloween is a Monday this year, and in a change from the usual, Trick or Treat is also on Halloween. In previous years, Trick or Treat usually has been the last Thursday of October regardless of the calendar date, but for an unknown reason, it’s different this year.

Some students proclaim they still will be Trick or Treating this evening regardless of age. Other students will still be participating in Trick or Treat by staying home and passing out candy for younger kids.

One student is making passing out candy fun by spicing up her house.

Junior Jordan Lohry said, “For Halloween, I plan to help with a haunted house my family is setting up this year. I’m really excited because in past years I’ve helped with the JROTC Halloween escort instead, but [our house decorations are] going to be even bigger than we’ve done before, so I though it would be fun to help out and scare some trick or treaters.”

The JROTC is also making an effort to help with Trick or Treat. Each year the cadets patrol the streets for Halloween escort to ensure the safety of Trick or Treaters all evening.

Junior Ian McCarty-Cogis is participating in Halloween escort.

“I want to get some candy and practice road safety,” he confessed.

The JROTC cadets partner with the Beaver fire and police stations in their safety efforts.

Not everyone is Trick or Treating this year, other students are going to fun Halloween parties.

Junior Cailin Donwer is planning a Halloween party with a very unique theme.

“Halloween and fall is the best season without a doubt, and I decided to have a party for my friends. Since there’s a big group we thought it would be really fun for a theme. My best friend came up with Greek Gods/Goddesses [for the theme] and everyone loved it,” Downer said.

In school there are some places where students are permitted to wear costumes or celebrate Halloween in a school setting.

The marching band had a Halloween party after school October 25. They first had practice in costumes then went to the cafeteria for the party and ate tacos.

“It’s a fun tradition to close out the marching band season,” said senior Paula McCreary.

The cross country team also got into the Halloween spirit wearing costumes to practice for costume day October 26. This has become an annual event and the runners always have fun dressing up.

JROTC will have a costume contest today; cadets are permitted to wear a costume to school and a best-costume winner will be voted on.

Also scheduled for today is the Best Buddies Trick or Treat and scavenger hunt. The party will take place sixth period and lots of fun is in store!

One of the main components of spooky season is getting spooked. Many students decide to get spooked by going to a haunted house or fright farm. There’s always the classic Freddy’s Haunts or Cheeseman Fright Farm, but there’s also a spooky option that’s a bit more local.

The old Beaver pool bath house was transformed into the Haunted Bath House for Halloween and it remained open for five nights of fun.

The haunted bath house was all volunteer scarers and a bunch of positive feedback came from the event.

The experience was reasonably priced ($10 a person) and nearby option that many people couldn’t turn down.

The class of 2025 sponsored a fun event that took place last weekend. The class hosted a “Trunk or Treat" fundraiser October 29 at Shaw Park.

Two Steelers tickets were raffled off for $10 a raffle ticket and free face paint was provided.