Emma McCoy, sophomore
“I’ve been into a lot of crafty stuff lately... I got the [news] that they were doing a contest and I was like, “okay I'll just enter whatever I was doing”… I just love anything related to pumpkins.”
Cole Kessler, senior
“My girlfriend, Mia Brooks, wanted to do [the carving contest] and it sounded cool. Mia is like a Pinterest god, so we were snooping around there. I decided to add some toothpicks to mine... Turned out pretty good… It brought back memories from when I was a lil’ guy. That used to be my favorite part about Halloween."
Cal Taggart, sophomore
“I knew I wanted to make my pumpkin super detailed this year...I decided to go with a Hogwarts-themed pumpkin. I thought it was a great idea because the Harry Potter series was getting popular again...I was also excited to do this design because I was able to let out my inner sixth grade fanboy for the series again.”
In the theme of how haunting 2020 has already been, NPHS students and families have made the most of this creepy holiday. ASG hosted a pumpkin carving contest for students to submit pictures of their creatively carved pumpkins. This past October has proved that despite many obstacles, Newbury Park was still filled with “fa-BOO-lous” Halloween spirit.
