The National Honors Society (NHS) Halloween Fair was on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Halloween Fair is an annual fundraiser, run by members of the NHS.
NHS advisor Stephanie Brooks and the NHS leadership team, headed by president Cameron Terry, helped to plan out this event. This fundraiser is advertised to the younger members of the Rockbridge County community, ages 12 and under.
NHSmembers were in charge of preparing in advance for the Halloween fair. Senior Lydia Kendall, is the Vice president of NHS and was one of the leaders in charge of the fair.
“We brought in donations for decorations, as far as our haunted hallway, and then we just planned out the doors that are going to happen,” said Kendall.
There are three main parts of the Halloween Fair made for the fundraiser: the doorways, the carnival games, and the haunted hallway.
The Halloween doorways are fully decorated by the members of NHS and come with a theme for each door. The doors are where the visitors can go and trick or treat, or just admire the costumes and doorways themselves. Some of the doorway themes this year include “The Batman,” “Toy Story,” and “The Little Mermaid.”
The carnival game section of the fair hosts many different carnival style games that the guests attending can play. All games were halloween themed, and run by NHS members in costumes of many different concepts. There were prizes to win at every game, being mostly candy. The games added another fun aspect to the fair overall.
The haunted hallway is known as the scary part of the whole fair. It is like a haunted house, in which the goal is to scare the visiting guests. The theme of the hallway this year was “The Haunted Forest,” and it did not disappoint. The haunted hallway was run and led by NHS treasurer Quincy Speers. Along with Speers there was a team of actors to help make the experience scarier and overall more enjoyable for everyone involved.
Junior Alice Gresham, was one of the actors for the hallway. She played the role of the tour guide.
“It all went really well, with the theme being the Haunted forest, and everybody dressed up and helped out. I was the guide, which I think worked well to make people go slower and not speed through the whole thing,” said Gresham
Overall the Halloween fair was a success. It had more attendance than the previous year, and helped raise money and awareness for the next NHS fundraiser, which is Christmas baskets.
