Marc Garneau Haunted by School Spirit
Marc Garneau Haunted by School Spirit
Trick-or-treat! Marc Garneau celebrated Halloween with an eventful Spirit Day. Students were treated to several Halloween-themed activities in the cafeteria, which was decked out in spooky decor.
At lunch, a Halloween fashion show and costume contest were held in the cafeteria for students and staff alike to show off their costumes. The audience deemed Grade 11 student Damisha Siddiqui the winner for her police officer costume, who was awarded with a gift card.
Students in pairs were also invited onto the stage to participate in Garneau’s first ever mummy wrapping contest. Students raced to first wrap their partner in a whole roll of toilet paper to received prizes. SAC President Lisa Wang thought the addition of the mummy wrapping contest inspired more people to participate and “raised a lot of spirit.” A photo booth was also available for students to take and print pictures with their friends. Throughout the day, SAC members also distributed candy to students dressed in costumes.
With the newly-implemented house colour system, students were able to win points for their house by dressing up for Halloween. SAC’s grade representatives visited classrooms and ranked costumes either strong, medium, or weak and awarded points based on the ranking.
Additionally, MGCI’s Save the Syrian Children Club sold Halloween candy grams during the Clubs Fair on 20 October which were delivered on Halloween. Around sixteen dollars was raised for the cause and will be donated to Lifeline Syria.
In general, students were thrilled with all the Halloween festivities. The fashion show and mummy wrapping contest generated a lot of noise and cheers around the cafeteria. Grade 10 student Sadia Siddique said, “It was very entertaining, better than last year I think. I especially enjoyed the mummy wrapping.”
SAC’s Spirit Convenor Laksikaa Raja said, “I was very happy with the participation involving the Halloween contest and the mummy activity. It was great to see involvement with the teachers as well.” In the future, SAC hopes to increase participation through stronger promotion before spirit events.
