The leaves are changing, the temperature is dropping and fall has arrived, along with Student Council’s annual Safe Halloween. This year’s event falls on October 30^th, just a day before Halloween.

“Safe Halloween is a safe trick-or-treating event targeted to kindergarten through third grade students to give them an environment where they can come and have a good time in a safe and friendly space,” Student Council advisor Melanie Prince says. “It allows students to showcase clubs and organizations and give something back to the kids of our community.”

Safe Halloween involves the school’s many clubs, giving each the freedom to have their own booth. From face painting to ring toss, the booths provide countless entertainment (and candy) to the community’s families.

“Clubs have done everything from fishing games, dancing games, ring toss, guessing games, bowling games, and more,” senior Mary Mwara says.

In addiction, each class is asked to host their own booth, free to choose a creative game for the kids to enjoy. Everyone involved in Safe Halloween is asked to dress in costume in order to create a true Halloween environment.

“My favorite part of safe Halloween is seeing all the kids dressed up in fun costumes and enjoying the variety of different activities,” Senior Cassidy Paul says.

“High school kids are having just as much fun as the little kids,” Prince says, “It’s fun to see them interact with each other. It’s good to show the little kids that big kids aren’t ‘scary.’”

Student Council has worked hard to put on this event every year, planning the event in advance. A big part of the planning process is reaching out to clubs and getting them involved to host a booth. They also set up and provide decorations, which range from a giant blow-up arch to pumpkins and friendly ghosts placed around the commons.

Safe Halloween is also a way for Liberty High School to give back to the community. Student Council teamed up with Key Club for a canned food drive. By bringing canned food, you can get into Safe Halloween for free.

“Any food and donations that we bring in that night will go to key club to use for a backpack/snack program for families in our district,” Prince says.

“Anyone is welcome to come,” Paul says, “the nice part about Safe Halloween is that it’s not limited to high school students and their families, it’s for the whole community.”