Halloween Costumes

In a school that has a very strict dress code:  solid color shirts, solid color pants, tie, belt, brown or black shoes, Halloween Dress Up (not down) Day is truly a treat.  As a teacher, I love seeing the creative side of my students when it comes to their costumes.  I especially love it when they dress up as someone in the media or one of their favorite shows.  It is a great day to take pictures.  I hope that for some of the students, that 20-30 years from now, they can look back on their high school time and perhaps say, "remember when we dressed up as food?  you were pizza, I was a taco, and some one else was French fries?"  Sound pretty corny, but also funny and memorable. 

Today some of my favorite costumes were:   Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Marty McFly and Doc, Colonial Guy, a Knight, Zack Galifinakis' character from The Hangover, a Pink Power Rangers (remember, this is an all-boys school), a squirrel, Woody from Toy Story, and even a team member of the Average's Joes from Dodgeball.  I even applaud the students who wrote "Go Ceilings!" on white shirts to be, what else?...Ceiling Fans. 

And while on days like these it is sometimes difficult to keep students' attentions, it is moments like these that we should take a small break from the seriousness of academic life, our extracurricular activities, and all the other things we have to do to laugh, smile, and eat some candy.  And if anyone has any extra Skittles or Twix, I will trade my Whoppers, Reeces PB Cups, Baby Ruths, Almond Joys, and Butterfingers for them!

Oh, and let's also take a break to watch Adam Sandler's take on not having to spend too much money on Halloween costumes: 

https://screen.yahoo.com/adam-sandlers-halloween-costume-ideas-000000294.html