Creativity in Spite of Stress
The surprising student creativity and innovation of Halloween Spirit week.
By Alicia Gan
By Alicia Gan
Last week, students transformed the school into a canvas of weird containers, funny costumes, and amusing outfits. This 2021 Halloween Spirit week brought an unexpected element of creativity and festivity to an otherwise routine dress-up event.
The days before Halloween were very stressful for many of us. Unfortunately, it was the middle of what seniors dub “college app grinding season.” And Progress Report 2 was coming up as well. Considering that this report determines eligibility for the Homecoming dance, its importance was akin to semester grades for some.
The universal threat of grade cut-offs, plus the sheer anxiety of attempting to cram your whole high school career into 2 to 3 MLA pages, turned all of us gloomier and busier than usual.
Despite this stressful environment, students outdid themselves on Halloween Spirit week. It goes to show that Olympian students can maintain a vibrant spirit even amidst the most stressful environments. From the innovative, if inconvenient, to the weirdly beautiful and creative, below is a small list of the Halloween Spirit Week costumes from last Monday.
The days before Halloween were very stressful for many of us. Unfortunately, it was the middle of what seniors dub “college app grinding season.” And Progress Report 2 was coming up as well. Considering that this report determines eligibility for the Homecoming dance, its importance was akin to semester grades for some.
The universal threat of grade cut-offs, plus the sheer anxiety of attempting to cram your whole high school career into 2 to 3 MLA pages, turned all of us gloomier and busier than usual.
Despite this stressful environment, students outdid themselves on Halloween Spirit week. It goes to show that Olympian students can maintain a vibrant spirit even amidst the most stressful environments. From the innovative, if inconvenient, to the weirdly beautiful and creative, below is a small list of the Halloween Spirit Week costumes from last Monday.