Anna Studney is going to turn into a mummy Monday. Angelina Shultzitski will become a witch. Alexander Tjelleson is dressing up as Michael Jackson. And Isabel Schullo will go out for tricks or treats as a Red River High School cheerleader.
They are students in fourth grade at Holy Family School who are looking forward to Tootsie Rolls, Snickers bars and Reese's Pieces dropping in the bags they will carry when they go around chanting, "Tricks or Treats" on Halloween.
Life is good, and Halloween is one of the best days of the year when you are about 10 years old. You can tell that when you talk to members of the fourth grade class taught by Trish Mohr.
They know what kind of candy they like. They aren't really sure about the meaning of the day.
Grace Emineth thinks the meaning of Halloween is "to have fun and enjoy a day of scary things like April Fools' day when you fool people." Aubrea Lommen thinks a long time ago people thought there were ghosts haunting their island. So they dressed up to scare them away. And that was the beginning of Halloween. Alexander Tjellesen came closer to the meaning of the day when he said, "It is the eve of All Saints Day." His classmate Spencer Riskey said he didn't know, but "it could be All Saints Day."
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Cassidy Jo Corbett sees the meaning of Halloween as "a time when kids get to go out and stay up really late. And it is the Eve of All Saints Day."
We talked about the scary side of Halloween.
- Harrison Punton said he is scared of vampires. He has read about them in books and would run if he saw one.
- Isabel Schullo has fear of sharks, alligators, Doberman Pinchers, zombies and alien people. She says the aliens might come back from the dead and bite her.
- Abby Otto is scared of spiders and haunted houses.
- Grace Emineth is afraid of snakes, spiders, lightning storms, coyotes, bears and people who follow you around in the dark on Halloween.
- Mallory Howe is scared of haunted houses, dark places and horror movies.
If she could have only one piece of candy on Halloween, Anna Studney says it would be a Twix bar. Cassidy Jo Corbett would like the biggest Snickers bar. Angelina Shultzitski would settle for a Snickers. And Ryan Beich would like to have pop if he was limited to one Halloween treat.
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Actually, the fourth-graders are hoping for lots of candy. They say their parents usually set some of it aside. Usually, their parents have to look at the candy to be sure it hasn't been unwrapped.
They have heard stories about razor blades being hidden in candy bars, and they would be wary.
They show good sense at the age of 10. Grace Emineth says she is going to throw together a bunch of things around the house and be a ballerina. That way she says, "It's cheap."
Mallory Howe said, "I love Halloween."
Reach Hagerty at mhagerty@gra.midco.net or (701) 772-1055.
