By Michael Pankonien

Staff Writer

Video by Courtney Powell

Halloween has once again held up to the expectations and momentous build up that it is traditionally subjected to each year: the candy was delicious, the mood was eerie, and of course – the costumes were out of this world.

Costumes were for young and old alike this year as many people dressed up either for the traditional event of trick-or-treating or going to a party and showing off their costume.  The street was filled with lions, witches, Frankensteins and the ever so popular, Optimus Prime.

“I usually just go out and buy a nice store made costume, but this year I decided to do something a little different,” senior Meredith Braden said. “I used old cardboard boxes and painted them red and blue and duck taped them on.  It was a big hit.”

Not all costumes were homemade though; shops such as Party City and Costume World sold a wide arrange of costumes for the occasion and also offered discount prices in the name of the season.  There were southern belles, animals, Humphrey Bogarts, and Lion King characters roaming the streets that night and those are simply the more normal costumes.

“My friends and I went to Party City and found some awesome Ghost Busters costumes,” Hilton Hardy said.  “They came with inflatable proton packs to compliment the costume.”

Not all the costumes were overly outrageous; at one party, the best costume was unanimously agreed to be that of a traveling preacher, complete with a bicycle helmet, white polo, backpack, bible and all.

Other costumes were designed from the start to match.

“My boyfriend and I went to a party that night as an Eskimo and a penguin,” senior Micaela Rosinski said. “I was the Eskimo of course.”

Others were at the height of creativity while remaining simple, as junior Juan Christenson planned for the night.  Lacking a costume, Christenson went to his local CVS store and bought name tags for himself.

“It was easy,” Christenson said. “I just went to the party saying I was Ricky, my older brother.  A lot of people liked it and it only cost me a couple bucks for the pack.”