12 October 2014
Halloween
Trick or Treating: Are We Too Old?
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The Word sake of “making people laugh.” The best part of Halloween and trick or treating is that, “Anybody could express themselves.” Sure, many people might say that our age group is getting too old for these things, but this is our chance to be free to express ourselves in this way, because when we’re
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you trick or treat, because, like Mercado explains, “You won’t Trick or Treating is for all high schoolers Only got twenty dollars in have that when you’re older.” by Maranda Bernal So I highly encourage you your pocket? of a party hearty and you’d much Staff Writer to go out there and relive the by Valerie Bonoan rather spend it at home, then by Staff Writer things you used to do when you all means, do so! Mercado not were five years old and went to s we, the students here only enjoys spending Halloween ith Halloween around the corevery house. Relive the excite- ner, it’s the time of the year where with her friends, but enjoys the at John F. Kennedy, know ment of receiving your favorite people stress out about what to that Halloween is approaching traditional carvings of pumpkins, candy, or any candy for that mat- wear and who to be. Halloween weaving spider webs around her fast, we find ourselves asking the question that all is a time where people purchase high school students come spooky decorations and candy to ask themselves, “Are we that may empty out their pockets. too old for trick or treating?” Don’t have a lot of money? Get Well, are we? Of course creative and assemble your own not! This holiday is a time costume! There are faster and for fun, creativity, and cavitycheaper alternatives that can be filled teeth. The Halloween we used in order to save money and celebrate in the 21st century still create a convincing costume. was designed to fit these “I really want to dress up for Halneeds. It’s like asking, “Are loween, but it’s so hard to figure we too old for Halloween?” out what to wear!” student Nicole It’s worth “dressing up funny, Viera complained. Finding a cosgoing trick or treating with tume for Halloween can be a piece friends” and having a good time of cake because you can find basic afterward, exclaimed senior clothes from your closet and recreLuis Loera. It’s also worth ate a costume. Here are some ideas trick or treating with your of costumes that can easily be creatfamily and being able to “enjoy ed through basic types of clothing. the family tradition,” says Take a trip this Halloween by freshman Sabrina Mercado. dressing up in a T-shirt or HawaiAnother big part of trick ian shirt, a visor, and a fanny pack. or treating and Halloween in Don’t forget to hold a souvenir and general is being able to have a camera to complete a tourist look. Local high schooler going trick or treating the opportunity to have fun with Also, for the ladies, dressing up those who are most important to bar, and seeing her grandmother older, who knows when we’ll ter. You're never too old to get as a gypsy is a fun way to accesyou. Otherwise, where would give out candy to all the kids. be able to have this chance. excited about a Hershey's kisS. sorize and to be creative. You If for a second you forget the can put together beads, shawls, you be? In fact, where would Trick or treating also gives us the So pull out those dusty old magic behind Halloween, just handkerchiefs, or long skirts that you want to be: going to houses excuse to use our minds and transform costumes and throw them watch an old Disney Hallow- can be found throughout your by yourself and eating your our ideas into creative incognitos. on; take your little sister ’s een movie to remember. Hal- house. It doesn’t have to be spetasteless candy on a park bench, From a store-bought witch to a rainbow-colored jack o’ lantern loween, like trick or treating, cific as long as you feel that you or hanging with friends/ family home-made cowboy costume, the bucket if you have to. Or if has no age limit. If it did, where have achieved the gypsy look. going from a house to your options are endless! Even if you mess you run out of space for your Halloween party with a belly full up your costume, no one will notice. candy, just dump them into would we be on Halloween? An 80s aerobic instructor can be of Kit-Kats and Snickers? The Have fun with it, just like you would your pockets like nobody is We certainly wouldn't be at created with some bright-colored second option definitely sounds have fun trick or treating. Bring out watching. Most importantly D i s n e y l a n d ' s H a l l o w e e n leggings and leg warmers. The 80s much sweeter than the first. your inner child, or do what Loera though, don’t be afraid to festival, or let alone Horror was all about bright and neon; esHowever, if you’re not much does: dress interesting enough for the exert your inner child when N i g h t s h a v i n g f u n . sentially colors that pop! Don’t worry about matching colors He explains that it can be an Since Morillo only works in the more they clash, the better! overwhelming since he works the mazes, he gets paid $11.50 Wear a pair of Converse and any The people behind the screams on the weekends and can’t real- an hour, but he does claim that bright colored top. Lastly, rock by Kelly Martinez which takes approximately 15 min- ly plan anything for those days. if he works overtime he gets some sweatbands on your wrists Staff Writer “I still enjoy working at Hor- paid $17.50 an hour. Not too and head to complete this look. utes. Lastly, he has to wait four hours ror Nights,” responded Mo- much bad for a high schooler. in a room filled with the other cast icholas Morillo, one of the Getting together with a group of rillo. He claims that it’s not Being Morillo’s first year friends can be a fun way to dress members for the horror to begin. cast members at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, up this Halloween. Dressing up as explains what it’s like to work the cast of your favorite TV show behind the mask and what it sitcoms is an easy and cheap way takes to set up for the big event. to dress this Halloween with your “I always go to Horror Nights friends. “I will never forget the every year, and I wanted to see time my friends and I dressed up more of it which interested me as the cast of Saved by the Bell. in working there,” stated MoWe all looked pretty cool!” student rillo. Out of 3,000 people who Jhomari Labasan shared about who auditioned to work at Horror he was last year for Halloween. Nights, only 1,000 got accept“Thrift shopping has saved my ed. Based off Morillo’s audilife when it comes to buying tion, which was playing dead, things that I will only wear in one he got the part as a monster night,” teenager Julie Rodriguez in the maze Dusk til Dawn. explained. Buying from thrift “It’s really awesome to shops will help you find inexpenscare people! It’s cool seeing sive materials instead of wasting people being shocked. I just money on something you probget an adrenaline rush,” Moably won’t wear again. Local rillo said. Since many nights thrift shops such as Goodwill and are sold out, Morillo gets Salvation Army provide materials to scare a variety of people, that may complete your costume. Juniors Ivan Espinoza and Veronica Contreras at Horror Nights such as model Amber Rose There’s no need to stress out when and actor Wilmer ValderOnce the gates are open, Morillo only about the scaring pro- working at Universal Hallow- it comes to finding costumes. Findrama, which makes it one of gets sent to the Dusk til Dawn cess, but he gets to meet fa- een Horror Nights, he does ing materials from thrift shops the reasons Morillo says the maze and works four hours. Since mous people and gets a sneak claim that he gets a lot of be- won’t hurt your wallet. The prices “sleepless nights are worth it.” it’s a twelve-hour shift, Morillo peek at how movies are made. hind the scenes of the making are cheap, and the options are plenTo accomplish these nights, gets one-hour breaks in between. “My boss, at random times, of movies and shows, meets tiful. You'll only be limited by your he arrives at Universal around “It can get pretty stuffy sometimes walks through mazes and gives new people and gets to scare imagination and creativity. So you 3:00 p.m. Secondly, he has to since I am wearing a mask, but it’s us tips on how we can improve, people in a maze, which, for can look good on this holiday. The get his hair and makeup done still not a problem,” states Morillo. and I think that’s pretty cool.” him, makes it an enjoyable job. best part is: you save money!
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