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Students took advantage of the Halloween dress code and brought out their creativity.

With high spirits, senior Adam Kleinman walked around campus in his Halloween costume for the last time. Given the opportunity to wear costumes to school on Halloween day, seniors took the time to choose their outfits.

“I like the relaxed and casual environment that results from allowing us to wear our costumes to school, it is a refreshing change for a day,” Kleinman said.

Similarly, most students wanted to express their interests through their costumes. For senior Theodore Ciperski, it was his love for an artist; Vincent Van Gogh.

“I chose to go as him because I have a personal inside joke about Van Gogh and it felt like a nice full circle moment dressing up as him for my last Halloween here,” Ciperski said.

His idea of bringing art to life was successful, even if it did come with a cost.

“I found myself throughout the night repeating the same spiel over and over again, but it was cool to educate and connect with the people who did get it,” Ciperski said.

For some, costumes were less thought out than others. Many found themselves assembling last minute costumes. Sophomore Julia Witherspoon and her friend found the inspiration for their fairy costumes on Pinterest and bought accessories off of Amazon.

“My wings were pretty tiny, but I did have to walk sideways through a few doorways and it was difficult to do my chemistry lab with them but I still had fun wearing it,” said Witherspoon.

Story by Mia Carrasco

ARGH! Coincidentally matching, seniors Paulino Mercenari and Adam Kleinman walk with junior Mia Carrasco to their next class. The trio went as a pirate, Jack Sparrow, and an Anime character. “I saw them from a distance and knew I had to compliment them on their costume choices,” Carrasco said.

by Sara

The fact that someone else had on the same outfit speaks volumes of the impact of Michael Jackson.”

– Dr. Keitha Burnett

We thought it would be fun to choose costumes that nobody would expect to see us in.’’

– Jordan Bankston ‘23

TWINNING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, junior Kate Brewer stands near the construction site. Her Halloween costume was inspired by her Dad, who had a neon vest and a hard hat handy. “I could not pass up the opportunity to get a photo with the crew, so I am happy they were so open to it,” Brewer said. Photo by Mia Carrasco

IN THEIR USUAL LUNCH SPOT, sophomore Claire O’Neil looks over the balcony with her friends. O’Neil’s costume preparation entailed two hours of makeup and sewing her own corpse bride dress. “I absolutely love dressing up and showing off my costume, since I put so much effort into it,” O’Neil said. Photo by Mia Carrasco

EXCITED ABOUT THEIR COSTUMES, seniors Mateo Acosta-Rubio and Luke Rozenberg embody their inner fighters for the day. Rozenberg chose to dress up in a martial arts set, and Acosta-Rubio picked out a boxer costume. “I enjoyed dressing up in a martial arts suit and seeing all my friends who also dressed up,” senior Rozenberg said. Photo by Chiara Zecchini