Green River’s Halloween Party Creates a Spooky Atmosphere

By: Rachel Knittle

Staff Writer

Published October 31, 2018

The Green River College Halloween Party offered many exciting activities for students and faculty.

Green River College’s event showcased on-stage performances, palm reading, face painting, multiple costume contests, as well as a photo booth. These activities supplied people attending a variety of holiday-themed entertainment.

In the party’s on-stage entertainment, the first three performances were the Green River Dancing Club, followed by the Chinese Club and the Korean Club. All three of the performances included choreographed dancing to upbeat music that woke up the crowd and started the night. After these opening performances, the night continued with many more shows.

“I think the performances are one of the best parts about the party,” says Running Start student Djenica Ortiz. “The dance performances made the party very entertaining and fun,” Ortiz says she enjoyed the atmosphere that the party brought, including everything from activities to decorations. She feels that the gathering was a great way to bring friends and students together to dress up to have fun, especially with the stress of midterms approaching. All in all, Ortiz feels the night was exciting and entertaining. She plans on attending with her friends again next year.

Along with performances, a long line stood outside the tarot cards and palm reading room. This activity intrigued plenty of students and helped set the mood for the Halloween season. With people constantly lining up behind the door, palm reading was a big hit with students and created a spooky atmosphere.

Many students came to this party dressed up in their choice of costume, but some wore a bare face into the event. Fortunately, face painting took place at the gathering. This allowed students to have intricate designs painted on their face to improve the look of their costume or make their night more lively and interesting.

With face painting adding depth to costumes, students also had a better chance at winning costume contests held throughout the night. Many different costume contests were held to showcase Green River College’s creativity and diverse costumes. There were several categories in the contests, such as the scariest or the funniest costume, which allowed for interested students to see each other’s Halloween attire.

With plenty of activities to fill up the Student Union building, a photo booth was also available at the party. Students and faculty had the opportunity to take pictures together and remember fun memories they shared at this event. The photo booth allowed students to keep a picture of the hard work put into their costume, as well as being a good way to remember a fun night in celebration of the spooky and mysterious holiday.

“The party was a great idea to have some fun during the Halloween season,” Parmvir Singh, a student, says.

Singh believes the photo booth was a great way for students to have fun and remember the night. He believes the party was filled with many activities that fit well into the event and helped set the mood for Halloween coming up a few short days later.

Singh says his favorite parts about the night were either the dance performances or the tarot cards and palm reading room. He describes the night as “worthwhile and very fun.”