Juniors Gwyn Mathus and Siddharth Sawant search up costume inspiration with Fable Mauss, sophomore. Sawant said that they wanted to do Italian brain rot as their costume theme, and have multiple members of their group participate, dressing as different Italian brain rot characters.

Annanya Sethi, junior, folds old Messenger newspapers in order to start designing her costume. “It took a lot of tape, focus and hard work to make my costume, but I got the job done,” Sethi said.

Marshay Gibbs, junior, and Lucy Gillian, sophomore, discuss how they are going to design their costume for the competition. They decided to lay out old Messenger newspapers onto the floor to get a better idea of how to design it.

Gwyn Mathus, junior, sketches out a “6” onto an old Messenger newspaper in order to cut it out for her costume. Mathus’s plan was to create a “6” and a “7” in order to reference the popular “six seven” joke that many students know.

Seniors Morgan Siegel and Kate Lorenz tape a folded up Messenger newspaper onto Samantha Perz, senior. “Having the opportunity to do fun activities in class allows us to bond and continue growing strong connections with one another,” Siegel said.

Fable Mauss, sophomore, tapes scrunched up old Messenger newspapers onto her waistline as Siddharth Sawant, junior, helps design other costumes. Mauss also had to use paper clips to hook the newspapers onto her pant’s belt loop.

Morgan Seigel, senior, tapes an old Messenger newspaper around Samantha Perz, senior, in order to create their Abraham Lincoln costume. “I love celebrating Halloween as a class because it’s so nice to do something silly and fun after the stress of layout week,” Perz said.

Grayson Bowen, senior, helps design and create a costume for Lilly Brine, junior. Throughout the process, Bowen worked on taping, stapling, and cutting up newspapers to make the best design she could.

Zoey Srote, senior, puts a finished hat made of old Messenger newspapers onto Samantha Perz, senior. After making an outfit, beard, and hat, Perz’s finished Abraham Lincoln look was done.

Marshay Gibbs, junior, and Lucy Gillian, sophomore, assist Lilly Brine, junior, in finishing her costume. Brine puts her hands into the air in order not to get into the way of Gibbs and Gillian’s taping process.