Halloween means more than costumes & candy at Northwest Catholic

Halloween festivities began weeks ago at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford. Senior class advisor Sara Avery put the parts of a Halloween-to-remember in motion before we had even turned our calendars to October. She helped NWC’s Class of 2019 collect more than 100 costumes for children with need and planned an all-out Halloween party for students at Trinity Academy of Hartford. Today at Northwest Catholic, Halloween meant much more than either tricks or treats.

On October 30 at Northwest Catholic, seniors were released from their afternoon classes to turn both school gymnasiums into Halloween-themed party zones. Students decked in costumes set up tables along the perimeter of the Stosuy Gym and welcomed Trinity Academy students in to decorate Halloween bags, get fake tattoos, and collect goodies at every stop. And if that weren’t enough fun, the seniors in the Johnson Gym painted the young students’ sweet faces while others played basketball and spikeball with their guests. The children ran off their energy — a perfect pastime the day before Halloween — and the seniors did too.

Even as high school seniors stand on the edge of adulthood, it’s clear they haven’t left childhood far behind. The seniors at Northwest Catholic laughed and played and probably snuck a little candy for themselves. It was hard to tell who was having more fun at Northwest Catholic today, the seniors or their young guests. What was certain is that Northwest Catholic turned Halloween into a celebration for others, and that always feels right.

Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford is a diverse, Catholic, co-ed, college preparatory community, educating the whole person — mind, body, spirit, and imagination since 1961. Learn more at northwestcatholic.org.