Cancelled Halloween at LHS?

[sharon kinsella]

Good - most of us have.

[Justine Cooper]

What you donate is not my business but jumping on any post to give the opposite opinion is getting old, and talking about the "big picture" is condescending to someone who truly gets the big picture. My post was about Halloween being cancelled without knowing why and still not so sure it is tied to the family but is irrelevant now. Like I told Bryan, I agree the deck becomes more and more negative and I don't think it will be better after elections. I posted on a lighter subject just to see who would jump on it. Saying "I agree it should be canceled" or "I agree it should not be canceled" is one thing, talking opinions, but making blanket statements or judgments (even when they are addressed as non-judgments) is different. People still have a right to opinions, which is what this board is supposed to be. It has changed and I just wanted to prove the point on a silly little holiday like Halloween.

We all grew up having a bit more fun than what these kids seem to get and yes I live vicariously through my kids since I don't have much time for fun so I was sad to see that Halloween was cancelled. Nothing more and nothing less. But don't preach to me about the whole picture Stephen, please, I get that more than you know.

[Ivor Karabatkovic]

Dee,
you figured us out!!

that was our trick in middle school for gym. Wear a big costume and we never had to dress for gym that day!

[kathy curran]

i am very sorry that the school cancelled the halloween celebration at the high school without offering an alternative way to celebrate!
i am posting the true meaning of halloween or samhain (pronounced sow-in) in the context of the religious holiday that it represents for the pagans.
samhain is the start of the new year on the Pagan calendar. The word Samhain simply means summer's end. Originally the year was separated into two halves, Samhain if the end of that second half. This traditional holiday has been observed for what some believe to be 6000 years and by everyone from ancient Romans and Druids to Christians and Celts.
Just as the people of modern times celebrate New Year's Eve, Pagans and Witches celebrate Samhain. It is a time to consider the year that is ending and the new one that is beginning. It is a time of reconciling the past with the promise of the future. While it is a time for celebration and looking forward to the new year ahead, it is also a time for reflection. This time of reflection is due largely to the fact that the veils between the worlds have thinned. The veil which separates the living and the dead, and the mundane and the world of the fairie folk is thought to have slipped away. The deceased visit the living and the living find it easier to glimpse those things they might not otherwise such as spirits and fairies.
respectfully,
kathy curran

[sharon kinsella]

Thank you Kathy.

I think for the children the celebration is very important.

And for adults, this is a very powerful holiday.

[Beajay Michaud]

Here's another big picture. I candlelight vigil and a moment of silence, a memorial assembly would be helpful.

Also, returning to normal, celebrating a really silly tradition would be renewing. Bad decision by whoever made it.

It seems like more and more fun and recreation are be taken away from our kids - encough!

I have to agree with Sharon and Justine on this one. I have a child at the high school, she was looking forward to dressing up. Haven't we taken enough from the kids? No more basketball hoops and no more halloween. Is there really anything left for teens to do in Lakewood?

Off Topic.
The Douglas family really could use more donations, I visited them last night.

[Grace O'Malley]

Beajay

I'm on my way over to US Bank now. Don't be surprised at the slow start. It takes a while for the word to get out that the bank is taking the donations.

I have every faith in the Lakewood community that they will offer their support to one of their own.

[Justine Cooper]

Kathy
great post and Halloween History lesson! I am a kid at heart and just think dressing up to be whoever or whatever you want for one day is a nice distraction from real life. If the board did it for dress violations then they did what they felt they had to do, but it does seem more and more gets taken away from kids. I sound like an old fogey but think about growing up and how different it was from now. Halloween is 6-8 and it is dark and some times cold and rainy so they have coats on so costumes on that night don't always show up. That's all, just thought it was a bit sad not letting them dress up. I didn't lose sleep over it, just posted a thought. Teachers have it harder now too, having to teach strictly to the new standardized testing takes away some spontaneous and teachable moments, but the good ones still get them in. I do wish things were a bit lighter for the kids, but being a country at war, things aren't light anywhere for anyone. That's why we have to make those moments ourselves.

[Beajay Michaud]

Grace,

Thanks! They really can use it. Funds are tight for everyone right now. I just think how awful it is for them to suffer the loss of their son. On top of that not being able to afford to bury your child. So, so sad.

[Stephen Eisel]

What you donate is not my business but jumping on any post to give the opposite opinion is getting old, and talking about the "big picture" is condescending to someone who truly gets the big picture. My post was about Halloween being cancelled without knowing why and still not so sure it is tied to the family but is irrelevant now. Like I told

My post was not intended to counter anything that you posted in this thread. I simply stated that the Board acted in the best interest of the children. Please do not read anything else into that comment. The big picture comment was directed toward sthe situation at LHS last week. It could have turned out much worst. That is all..

[Stephen Eisel]

i am very sorry that the school cancelled the halloween celebration at the high school without offering an alternative way to celebrate!
i am posting the true meaning of halloween or samhain (pronounced sow-in) in the context of the religious holiday that it represents for the pagans.
samhain is the start of the new year on the Pagan calendar. The word Samhain simply means summer's end. Originally the year was separated into two halves, Samhain if the end of that second half. This traditional holiday has been observed for what some believe to be 6000 years and by everyone from ancient Romans and Druids to Christians and Celts.
Just as the people of modern times celebrate New Year's Eve, Pagans and Witches celebrate Samhain. It is a time to consider the year that is ending and the new one that is beginning. It is a time of reconciling the past with the promise of the future. While it is a time for celebration and looking forward to the new year ahead, it is also a time for reflection. This time of reflection is due largely to the fact that the veils between the worlds have thinned. The veil which separates the living and the dead, and the mundane and the world of the fairie folk is thought to have slipped away. The deceased visit the living and the living find it easier to glimpse those things they might not otherwise such as spirits and fairies.
respectfully,
kathy curran

Kathy great post but ghost still scare me!

[Anne Steiner]

My son goes to Mckinley, they are not premitted to dress up.

Shouldn't there be some across the board rules? It seems to me it is up to each building administrator?

Anyway aren't High Schoolers too old or cool to dress up? When they show up at my house for trick or treat they never have costumes on.

[Beajay Michaud]

Anyway aren't High Schoolers too old or cool to dress up? When they show up at my house for trick or treat they never have costumes on.

Apparently not by the number of the one we get each year.

[Justine Cooper]

My son goes to Mckinley, they are not premitted to dress up.

Shouldn't there be some across the board rules? It seems to me it is up to each building administrator?

Anyway aren't High Schoolers too old or cool to dress up? When they show up at my house for trick or treat they never have costumes on.

Haha They are never too old to dress up! Some love it! But at Hayes today there was a number that didn't wear the cowboy gear-too cool already yet, and then all the ones dressed so cute!! What a Ho down! I feel sad for any parent that missed it!!! Taking off of work is so worth it for this stuff. This is the big picture to me, the little moments you never get back, because really none of us know when our time is up. I hugged my teen last night and told him there is not one among us who can choose how or when we die, but we can all choose how we live. I really think he knows that, he has seen a lot of people he loves die. Life is short. The ho-down was long but they play Sweet Home Alabama to one of the dances so whoohoo! It was so cute and sometimes so funny.

I saw another crossing guard all dressed up in a great hippy costume! There is still fun to be had around Lakewood! Yes there should be rules across the board. RR not only dresses up in their schools but they have a ghost buster car for the middle school!

[Justine Cooper]

I know other threads are asking if the LO should cover more crime but I personally think it would nice to have more events with the kids covered. It would have been nice to have a photographer for the Hayes Ho-down-the entire school of kids were square dancing. It is amazing what those teachers were able to teach! And when Franklin closed there were no pictures of the last picnic ever there. Those are the events that should be in the paper, and when local teens do mission work for their churches....