A lot of plans and events have been canceled, changed and postponed this year due to the virus. Even so, Halloween is almost here, and given that it happens to be one of America’s most beloved holidays, people are still going to celebrate it. Even if some parties are canceled, or some neighborhoods aren’t trick-or-treating, everyone knows that sometimes the best was to celebrate Halloween is by sitting at home, gorging on candy and watching scary movies. However, some people might be continuing with their previous plans regardless. How have the students’ plans for Halloween been changed and adjusted?

The most standard way to celebrate Halloween is by trick-or-treating. Even though most people stop trick-or-treating as they get older, there are still a few people that just can’t give up the nostalgic activity. Even when it comes to the coronavirus.

“I want candy, and it’s fun to see friends,” Dominic Humphress (‘24) said.

“Halloween has always been super fun for me, and I get to take my younger sibling trick-or-treating this year,” Annabelle Krnotch (‘24) said.

There is of course the majority of students who don’t want to trick-or-treat this year. Whether it be that they believe that they are too old, or they are trying to be safe around these uncertain times, most of the students decided that they would not be participating in the classic Halloween activity this year.

“It’s a lot of walking, when you can just buy candy yourself,” Kylie Finn (‘23) said.

“I don’t want to get sick, I’m at high risk of getting covid,” Micheal Hammond (‘24) said.

Out of the students who explained whether they were trick-or-treating or not, a majority of them explained that they would not be. However, when asked if they knew anyone else who would be going door to door on Halloween night, most students said that they did (69.1%). That being said, it had become clear that people have not changed their trick-or-treating plans too much due to covid.

The same seemed to be true for other plans. When asked if their plans for Halloween night had been changed or effected by covid, a majority of students (66.1%) explained that not, they had not been. Even though plans weren’t heavily affected, some students may still feel weird about this Halloween. After all, this year has made everyone feel strange.

“I personally think there will be less people out, but there will still be people out. It just kind of sucks though, the younger generation are really excited for halloween and if it gets cancelled it would probably break their hearts,” Danielle Otts (‘24) said.

“I’m still excited. I love dressing up and doing fun makeup. It’s a good chance to express yourself,” Breanna Linneman (‘21) said.

Whether you like Halloween or not, everyone can agree that this year is going to hold an interesting celebration like no other.