![Blending together a concoction for a science experiment, science teacher Joel Anderson scares his students by bringing excitement and thrill into his classroom for his annual Halloween show. It took about six weeks for Anderson to set up his classroom for the show. “It’s pure terror. I came up with this idea a couple decades ago to do something fun for Halloween. So I pretend to be this mad scientist [that creates] a Frankenstein-like creature [with the class], learning a little bit of science along the way and [then ending] with a laser show. It’s just for fun; entertainment value,” Anderson said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0021.JPG_-1200x800.jpg)
Haunting highlights
Yein Ahn and Esta Kamau
• November 1, 2024

A scary good cause: West High hosts a schoolwide blood drive on Halloween
Ruthvi Tadakamalla, Sports/Newsletter Editor
• November 1, 2024
Best of West: Halloween Edition
Esta Kamau and Sakenah Lajkem
• November 1, 2023

“I can’t be-leaf my ears!”
Kristen Skordos, Staff Writer
• October 31, 2023
![Seniors Abigail Wheeler and Grace Fotheringham hand candy to a princess at the varsity cheer trunk. Fotheringham helped decorate with streamers and loved interacting with kids and seeing their costumes. "I love kids, and it [was] a great way [for them] to get involved at West. It was such a cute idea," Fotheringham said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_0260-900x600.jpg)
Spooktacular Trunk or Treat trunks reviewed
Ashlyn Gillespie, Deputy Managing Editor-in-Chief
• October 31, 2022

Trunk or Treat!
Ashlyn Gillespie, Deputy Managing Editor-in-Chief
• October 21, 2022

Halloween ideas to lift your spirits
Sara Albarcha, Staff Writer
• October 23, 2020

Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet: Running With Scissors’ Improv Horror Show
Emma Caplinger, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• October 28, 2019
“The House with a Clock in its Walls” is perfect for the spooky season
Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH
• October 18, 2018

This is Halloween
Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR
• October 25, 2016