A cakewalk, duck pond, haunted house, bounce house and petting zoo are just a handful of activities members of the community can look forward to at the annual Halloween carnival on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 6-8:30 p.m.

The carnival will be set up throughout various areas of the school including the gym, arena foyer and cafeteria. It’s free admission, and tickets cost 50 cents each for the games and food. Each booth will choose to charge whatever amount they feel is appropriate, based on the content of the games.

There will be games and booths appropriate for all ages.

“I have so many memories of the Halloween carnival from when I was a kid…that was my favorite part of Halloween,” senior student body president Chris Del Carpio said. “That’s why I think people, even when they get older, still go to the carnival to have fun and most importantly make memories.”

The carnival is an exciting way to celebrate Halloween at school without interfering with academics.

“It gives kids the motivation that school is actually fun; despite the large amount of schoolwork, students are still able to have fun,” Del Carpio said.

Students active in clubs can volunteer to help host some of the booths.

“The setup takes a lot of time, so I send an email out to all the staff, and anyone who had the same booths last year can ask for it again this year,” StuCo adviser Allison Stamey said. “Really all the effort is getting all the booths signed up. Jarrell Lawrence and his team used a flyer I made advertising the carnival, and he got every flyer out to 17,000 Central Zone students.”

The Halloween carnival shows the amount of effort students put in for members of the community to enjoy.

“People should come to the carnival because it is a great social network, not to mention the games, and getting to meet students from all around the Central Zone,” senior student body secretary Jarrell Lawrence said.