On Halloween this year, the Shadow Ridge Creative Writing Club held their first ever Halloween party.
The party consisted of a costume contest, where members were expected to dress to impress in their finest costumes, and students shared their very own spooky stories to really get into the Halloween spirit. Snacks, drinks, and prizes for the costume contest were also provided.
According to the club’s president, senior Noa Grover, “A lot of people were sharing, laughing, and enjoying the snacks we brought and made.”
This event had a very lively and booming audience.
The first place prize, crafted by one of the club’s very own members, Chance Hester, was a welded pumpkin trophy. The second place prize was a purple Halloween stuffed animal. The third place prize was a rubber duck of the winner’s choice.
This party was a huge success. The club’s vice president, junior Autumn Harris, says “Overall, it was a great turn out, and we loved seeing members who are normally too nervous to share get up and present amazing, original stories.”
A lot of time and preparation went into the party, though. Grover comments, “I’d like to think that everyone had a good time.” She adds, “I really hope everyone had a good time, because the council members worked really hard to make it an enjoyable experience.”
This is Grover’s first and only year as the club’s president, and has put in a lot of hard work to make events like these happen.
Harris adds, “It took a good amount of time to plan. The council has been planning this since the beginning of the year, though we did put it on the back burner due to complications with schedules.”
The club’s advisor, Andrew Flynn, is also the cross country coach for both teams, so there were a good amount of difficulties when it came to the council having time to plan this special event.
But, even with the challenges faced, students and staff both had tremendous fun. Grover says, “The officers spent a lot of time prepping for the prizes and everything, so it was nice to see all that hard work pay off.”
The costume contest had 10 participants, all competing for the first, second, and third place prize.
“I loved seeing everyone’s costumes, it made me so happy to see that everyone was so excited to participate in the contest,” commented Grover.
This won’t be the only event the club hosts, however. Council members have already started planning for many more inclusive future events.
Harris says, “I’d like to have some more audience engagement, where our members can bring snacks and decorations, just to make them feel like the club is more of an even playing ground than a story hierarchy.”
The Creative Writing Club in room 216 is always welcoming new members to share this happiness and excitement with. The club meets every Thursday from 1:15-2:15.
