Hailey Sloan

Writer

Marlow High School Student Council hosted their annual haunted house to raise not only a scare for students and people in the community, but also to raise funds to help StuCo members attend the state convention.

The event was held at the MHS dome gym on Saturday, Oct 26, that gave all students and parents an opportunity to attend with a cost of $8 per person.

This year’s theme “Fear of the Ages” focused on different fears shared amongst all people, ranging from haunted dolls to clowns.

As the evening began, the lights turned off and the rooms began their tasks of scaring the willing visitors.

Given that it takes many hours of work to prepare for the theme, StuCo Vice-President, junior Jake Waller, discussed how Marlow’s affordable haunted house succeeded in their frightful event.

“We provide a cheaper and closer alternative to other haunted houses which are usually more expensive and in another town,” said Waller. “Every year, the haunted house usually has a pretty good turnout, but I think this year has been the best year yet.”

StuCo uses the haunted house profits to help fund the council’s fees and dues, as described by StuCo Media Coordinator junior Elena Holguin.

“The haunted house is actually a fundraiser for our state convention. By hosting it, we get the money to go to state and, in turn, we use those skills we learn to help the community,” said Holguin.

With their state convention coming up on Saturday, Nov. 2, Student Council Advisor Ann Field illustrated that the cost of attending can be expensive, resulting in the council seeking for ways to fundraise.

“The haunted house gives kids in our community not only something fun to look forward to every year but also something safe to do on the Saturday before Halloween,” said Field. “Costs for the kids we send to state convention adds up fast, so a portion of their registration fees comes from the StuCo account.”

Although the night was meant to come to an end at 9 p.m., the haunted house remained open for another hour due to the long line of people waiting to witness the intense scare brought by StuCo.

With a successful turnout of 200 people, the annual haunted house raised $1,600 to be put forth towards the council’s payments for their state convention.