This article was written by Sophia Curtis
For one night, the line between spooky and spectacular blurs at the Boo Bash, where the spirit of Halloween is celebrated not with tricks, but rather a full day of family-friendly entertainment.
The Northview community came together for a night of spooky fun and games. The bash was on October 25th, at 2:00 pm in the wildcat stadium parking lot. Elementary, middle and high school students were invited along with their parents, family and friends. Participants in the Boo Bash were charged five dollars admission, this revenue helped fund the high school’s chapter of National Honor Society (NHS).
Planning, scheduling, and more planning is what NHS dealt with for the first ever Boo Bash. The idea of the event originated with senior NHS member Keiarrah Reid.
“I spent my summer at Ross Summer Business Academy at the University of Michigan and I was around a bunch of other student leaders and stuff like that. So I was talking about that to them about fall fundraiser ideas and how I needed to come up with one recently. And they brought up the idea of a carnival and how they charge like $5 to get in and all the games and stuff,” Reid said.
Northview’s Boo Bash adds a special community twist to the spooky season. Senior Cece Gill helped plan festivities for all ages.
“There’s going to be different stations, face painting, ghost bowling, step on the pumpkins and guess how many candy corn there are, all those kinds of things. Games for elementary kids to play, family friendly. There’s going to be a food truck there. We’re hoping to have a dessert truck also, and they’ll be candy like at some of the stations. Parents can also sign up to do a truck or treat contest,” Gill said.
Nothing is better than food and festivities. Gill is sure candy will reign supreme for the kids, but when the sugar teeth have been satiated, there are more engaging activities to be found.
“The trunker treats are going to be a big one, and then I think we have a scavenger hunt or going to have some different crafts, different games, stuff like that,” Gill said.
Attending the event was the community’s choice, but honors society members had a second option. Volunteering opportunities were available to those who wanted to participate.
“You can definitely sign up to volunteer or any that’s volunteers for the event to run. If you want to sign up to volunteer you can contact any of the NHS officers,” Gill said.
As this event was the first ever Northview Boo Bash, Senior Summer Swanzy as part of the National Honor Society had to organize it from scratch with her peers.
“We first had to plan out what we wanted to do for it. Whether that’s games, the trunk or treat and then where we wanted to have it. Also, we wanted to get the elementary schools involved, so we had to contact them to let elementary school students know what’s going on along with the parents so that they can come to our event and have fun,” Swanzy said.
The Northview Boo Bash is an important occasion that will give thrills and chills. This event not only gave a night of spooky fun, but gave the opportunity to contribute to a great cause, and for the funding of the Northview National Honor Society. See you next year at the second annual Boo Bash!
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