![“Link Crew puts on [Candy Grams] to help unite our school because we want to link everyone together and to create a fun event for students to participate in,” said junior and Link Crew leader, Audrey McMillan.](https://redwoodbark.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-3-1200x800.jpg)
![I was so surprised, I was never expecting it, I didnt know what it was [and] I didnt know anything about it. So I was really excited and shocked, Maisie Pipitone said.](https://redwoodbark.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_0626-2-847x1200.jpg)
Oct. 31 is a day full of tricks and treats, but while it’s easy to expect a treat, don’t forget the possibility of a trick. In the weeks leading up to Halloween, anticipation arose as individuals united in festive activities including pumpkin carving, preparing costumes, decorating homes and watching scary movies.
“[Halloween] is my favorite holiday. I love running around the neighborhood with my friends and getting different kinds of candy,” said Corrina Bouligny, a student at Kent Middle School.
Halloween provides a night for the community to come together dressed in a wide variety of costumes hopping door-to-door in pursuit of a sweet treat. From toddlers to teens, adults to elderly, no one can resist participating in the joy and fright spread throughout Halloween. But in the midst of it all, while the night is full of laughter, creativity and candy, problems can arise. As time passes, opened candy wrappers litter the streets, carved pumpkins begin to rot and chaos spreads, leading to the question: is Halloween a trick or a treat?
