Decorations bring spooky season, Halloween nostalgia to halls

by Kelsie Wyland and Sydney Prihoda • Oct 5, 2023

photo or infographic by Kyndall Schiffner

RIP GOALS. The spooky decorations at the end of the A-side third floor features spiders, skeletons and fake tombstones. The teachers at the end of the hall wanted to decorate to show a little spirit during Halloween.

Spider webs hanging. Graves on the floor. Bats on the wall. Lights turned off. The third floor A-side has a lot of Halloween spirit to get everyone in the mood for tricks and treats.

Students are excited to come to school because the decorations that our teachers are putting such hard work into make everyone excited. Seeing the faces light up when a student walks down the hall is amazing to see.

“It makes me excited to come to school to see if any new decorations were added,” junior Kennedy Pinard said.

We all remember the feeling of walking into your elementary classroom looking at and playing with all the new decorations. Kids would always be so excited and want to know how the next season was going to be decorated.

HAUNTED VIBES. With both sides and the end of the halls decorated, the path becomes like a haunted house. (photo or infographic by Kyndall Schiffner)

“The hallway being decorated makes me nostalgic,” Pinnard said.” It reminds me of when I was in elementary school when the whole school would be decorated and everyone was having a good time.”

The hallway requires a lot of time and hard work to make it look so good for every season. All the teachers and some of the kids in that hallway helped out. They make the hallway look so good with all the cutout bats and spider webs on the wall. They even dim the lights to set the spooky/scary tone.

“It took a lot of effort,” science teacher Heather Lebow said. “It took place over several weeks to get fully ready.”

The hallway is decorated to help boost the spirits of the students, and just make it a fun atmosphere in the school. It’s fun to do for both the teachers and students.

“We just like to make it fun for the students and teachers who walk through this hallway,” science teacher Jason Manning said. “Decorating the hallway really helps get the spirits up for the holidays.”

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Kelsie Wyland

Kelsie is a junior at Willis High School. She has recently become a staff member of the Voice of the Wildkats. She is a member of the Willis softball program student council and National Honor Society. In her free time, she likes being active, cooking, outdoors, playing with her pets, and enjoys watching movies. Kelsie also coaches preschool gymnastics. After she graduates she plans to become and family divorce lawyer. You can reach her through her school email [email protected].

Sydney Prihoda

Sydney is a junior at Willis High School. She's on the Willis varsity softball team and has been awarded co-offensive player of the year her freshman year along with academic awards. She is a member of the student council and has recently become a staff member for the Willis High School newspaper, and she plans on joining the National Honor Society this year. Sydney has lived in Willis her whole life and is excited to travel when she graduates. She is planning on playing college softball after high school and wants to get her degree in kinesiology to become a physical therapist/trainer when she grows up. In her free time she loves being outdoors and playing spikeball.