Over thirty activities participated in the 8th Annual National Honor Society Trunk-or-Treat on Sunday, Oct. 26. Instead of executing Plan A and hosting the event in parking lot C, the event followed Plan B, which is to hold it throughout the main gym and the commons. Senior Alex Rippel is an NHS officer, and his role in Trunk-or-Treat was to set the logistics for the event.
“I sat down, and I had a list of all the clubs that participated years past, and I had a map of the clubs and years past for outside,” Rippel said. “And I took that map and I rearranged all the clubs so that they were next to the ones that requested to be next to each other. So that way, everybody was with spots they wanted to be, and they were in a good order. But then when we decided to move inside, I reddrew the map inside, and I tried to keep that same order so that the clubs that needed to be next to each other were.”
Additionally, Rippel worked with clubs to meet the accommodations they needed to execute their best.
“Having a set layout makes it really easy and really fast for the clubs to find where they need to be,” Rippel said. “And it also is very cohesive because everybody that has certain requests gets those requests met without having to do extra effort.”
Another important aspect to have ready before Trunk-or-Treat is the candy that will be handed out to the community.
“We went to Walmart and we bought probably 30 bags of candy to supply for all the clubs,” senior and NHS officer Lyla May said. “[It’s important to have candy on hand] in case a club runs out, we want to make sure that the event still runs smoothly and the kids can still get candy.”
The NHS adviser and officers started planning Trunk-or-Treat in early September, and officers got to work as soon as roles were delegated.
“I thought it was challenging to get started,” Rippel said. “It was hard to just start putting people in places, but once I just made some decisions and got the map started, then the ball was rolling and it kind of all came together.”
The event was a success, and as tradition, five trophies were awarded to those that fit the following categories the best according to the NHS officers: “Best School Spirit,” “Best Dressed Club,” “Best Dressed Individual,” “Most Spellbinding Trunk” and the “Ghouliest Game.”
“The NHS officers walk around during the event and we decide which trunks fit the awards best,” May said. “[My favorite part about awards was] getting to see the faces of the people in the clubs when they win.”
After the event was over, the NHS officers stayed behind to clean up and help rearrange the area before school the next day. Overall, Trunk-or-Treat was enjoyed by many despite the change of weather.
“My favorite part was getting to see it all play out,” Rippel said. “It’s really cool to plan something and put a lot of effort into something, and then just actually see it happen.”
