From carnivals to haunted hayrides...in the Township Hall and City Hall, on the old gym floor and in tents on the street, Halloween celebrations in Cleveland have evolved and adapted over the years.
This October 31st, elementary students enjoyed a costume dance party in the new gym to close out the school day. In the evening, there was a Trunk or Treat celebration at Our Savior’s Lutheran for everyone.
Kids and staff paraded in their costumes and followed moves on the jumbotron during the dance party.
A prelude to trick or treating, Trunk or Treat, sponsored by the Lutheran Church and Community Education, is usually, held in the church parking lot, but the weather was on the frigid side, so the event moved inside the church hall.
Through the work of many volunteers, kids could play games for prizes, get candy from one of the tables and grab a meal.
“This is kind of the starting point,” said Community Education coordinator Rich Kern. “They come here and then head all over town.”
And they did. The wind subsided in the evening, and although still on the chilly side, it was a good night for trick or treating.
Above: Lilyana Lassonde, Maizee Vogel, Gwendolyn Otto and Jordie Seely at the dance party
Fourth graders at the dance party. They are Karleigh Duffey, Lucy Smith, Kennedy Dauk, Mia Eisel, Jayda Roemhildt, Ruby Page and Addyson Hoffman.
Third graders Daphne McCarthy, Kali Pribyl and Ava Pick.
Lucy Nicolay and some of her first-grade class
Kindergartners Maddox Sargent, Walter Glaser and Kade Miller
Skeleton and princesses
Fireman
The Heilman trio: Brenna, Lachlynn and Whitley
Adli Hoisington, Kenzie Sandhurst and Brooklyn Berg
Maggie Weideman’s first graders
Cassidy Block and Emily Manser as Circus Animal cookies
Lexi Wobbrock, Addi Hoffmann and Cayson Hoffmann
Luigi of Mario Brothers
McKenzie Cemensky as a fairy princess
Zoey Hunt, Harper Bode, Clare McCabe and Logan Miller
Paige Chadderdon, Arya or Lyara Reinhardt and Tenley Johnstone
Vayda Keup, Chevelle Jordan and Shayne Jordan
Three blind mice: Dalton Thelen, Sidney Johnson and Heather Smith
Students move to the instructions on the jumbotron
Dance moves. In the middle is Madison Green
Mia Hokanson and second-grade classmates
Hadley Thompson as ranch dressing
Second grader Jordyn Gehrke
Jeff Skinner as Gilligan and Brady Hahn as The Skipper
Hunter Olson as Harry Potter
Steve Giebel as a vampire
Second graders Drew Sherman and William Bauleke
Fifth graders Khloe McCabe and Blair Voit
Fifth grader Bella Baker as a Viking
Fifth grader Hannah Geppert as a fairy
Second-grade teacher Clara Wieser with Vayda Keup, Chevelle Jordan, Marcella Gessner, Jade Patterson, Ginny Thompson and Destiny Logan
Braxton Elias, Kolby Wengert and a blue ninja
Bo Kortuem as a nerd
Beach girl Kendall Kern and ghost
Jean Seley as a witch at Trunk or Treat with Chris and Stephanie and Jordie Seely
Rich Kern ran the putting game at Trunk or Treat.
Sierra McCabe, Anna Kawatski-Klein and Vivian Hilfer were Trunk or Treat volunteers.
Kendall Kern as Barbie plays the putting game
Benjamin Zimmerman, Kali Pribyl, William Zimmerman and Jeremiah Scott at Trunk or Treat
Peggy Peterson’s Boy-Scout sponsored Trunk or Treat room was complete with a tent and campfire
Tarkey sisters
Madison Green at Trunk or Treat
Zookeeper Scott Miller and his three-month-old cub Mack.
Layla Ponwith as a witch
Eighth graders Luke Heldberg, Aiden Giese and Richard Jordan
The Heather Smith family at Trunk or Treat
Superhero Greyson Schmidt, Vikings Koven Roemhildt and Paxton Roemhildt and cheerleader Jayda Roemhildt
Pierce Lyons, Jeremy Miller, Tony Hollerich and Nolan Schlaak at Trunk or Treat
Kids at Trunk or Treat. In the center is Dakota Hoheisel. On the right is Ryker Reinhardt.