Each year, children of the community attend the LCHS Trunk or Treat. At this event, children walk from decorated car-to-car instead of going house-to-house in traditional trick-or-treating. According to npr.org, trunk or treat was started around 1994 mainly by churches to offer a safer alternative than door-to-door trick-or-treating. LCHS’s trunk or treat was free thanks to many donations from local businesses and organizations.
“We had somebody who brought in about a thousand dollars worth of just candy,” special education teacher Sayward Labrador said.
The Future Farmers of America (FFA) worked to map out the layout of the trunk or treat to allow a smooth transition between trunks. Set up in the senior parking lot, the event ran from 5:30 to 7:30. The event brought the community together and offered a fun, free night for children.
“The best part was definitely every kid that stopped by our booth had a big smile,” Officer Reporter of the FFA Lily Hix said. “The children were so excited to get all the candy.”
The Armed Services Career Club (ASCC) has a reputation for setting up an obstacle course for children.
“We decided to do an obstacle course because of all the sugar that the kids got and the parents would have to try and get these kids to bed,” Lieutenant Colonel and Technology Education Construction teacher Thomas Bourne said. “It changes a little bit each year, but the biggest thing is we have a wall that kids have to run and go over the top. We added an ammo can carry this year which is a part of the Army Combat Fitness Test and a low crawl.”
The Technology Student Association (TSA) helped put a smile on children’s faces with their theme and brought a new perspective on trunk-or-treating.
“We all dressed up as Vikings and put beards on ourselves and we made a little boat,” TSA president Connor Michael exclaimed. “I think the children had a lot of fun because we’d sit there and talk about their costumes.”
Smiling faces were found and with a high of eighty degrees to break the previous cold chill, tons of people participated.
“Wow,” Labrador said. “I think that the community came out in droves.”
