All over the country children have dreams — some dream of places they want to go and others dream of things they want to be. There is one day each year where their dream can become a reality: Halloween. Every year, October 31 is a day where kids can be the superhero or the professional athlete that they have always aspired to be.  These kids, along with their parents spend countless hours preparing what they want to wear. However, this does not stop when children grow up, especially at Walpole High School.

While some teachers and students always dress up on Halloween, the science wing is notorious for standing out every year.  Themes in the past have ranged from zombies to spooky under-the-sea creatures.

This year, all of the teachers are dressed as vampires complete with black capes and fangs. Not only do they teachers dress up, but they also decorate the hallway.  This year as students walked toward the science wing, there were black curtain-like decorations which created an immediate ominous feeling.  Once through the curtains, there are pieces of red and blue film placed over all the windows and lights so that all of the lights appear to be different colors.  Additionally, the walls are covered with bats, bones, lights, and gravestones with an inscription for each of the science wing teachers.

Although the science wing is known for being the most extreme on Halloween, there are many other teachers that dress up as well.  The only other wing that dressed up as a department was the math wing.  They wore Red Sox apparel and used the holiday as an opportunity to dress up and celebrate the World Series victory at the same time.

Various other teachers wore costumes even though their entire wing did not participate. This year in the music wing, creepy Halloween music played to attract the attention of students passing by. Once they looked into the hallway they saw Music Teacher Michael Falker as what appeared to be the Grimm Reaper.  Additionally, in the foreign language wing, Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce is dressed up in a shark costume.

So while many adults do grow out of Halloween and stop wearing costumes, many teachers proudly believe that this holiday is not just one for the students.