As Halloween has come and gone, a popular topic of discussion is what to do on Halloween night. Have we outgrown running around the neighborhood asking for candy, or can we still hold onto this tradition?
Taken from a poll on The Prospector’s Twitter page, out of the 20 voters, 20% do not believe that high schoolers should be able to trick-or-treat, while a staggering 80% do.
“I think it depends on how old you look, not how old you are,” said Gabe Mills (‘20), in reference to trick-or-treating.
Sophia Abramsky-sze (‘20) added, “It’s only bad if you get caught,” referring to pretending to be younger while trick-or-treating.
Taylor Hughes (‘20) argued that “older kids take too much candy,” which brings up the concern of robbing the younger trick-or-treaters from being able to fully enjoy the holiday.
“It’s awkward because it’s a little kid thing to do, and it’s weird to hand candy to your peers. Also teens usually don’t dress up,” said Lily Ewing (‘20).
It seems that students at McClatchy are divided. Some want to trick-or-treat as long as their appearance will allow them, and others have left this tradition behind to live in their childhoods.
