As the crisp, orange leaves fall on the ground and people decorate their porches with scary skeletons, it becomes evident that it is the spooky season. What makes Halloween more special than the other holidays is that you can dress up and pretend to be whoever or whatever you want for a day.
From movie characters to pop culture references, Fountain Valley High School students express their personalities and interests through their costumes.
What are Barons dressing for this year’s Halloween? And, how do they feel about dressing up during Halloween?
Photos by Zachary Leach.
“I decided to dress up for Halloween mostly because … you’re not old enough to break traditions and like to have fun, “ senior Robert Ibanez said.“My strong passion for Fortnite [inspired me to dress as Peely]. I got like 1/3 of the year on the game so I’m showing my support,” senior Josiah Ibanez said. “I thought [dressing up as Peely] was silly [and it was my last year out here, so no regrets.”“I always dress up in really fancy dresses I get from the thrift store and I just had some creative inspiration this year. Since it’s my senior year, I thought I’d be a little extra epic,” senior Cadence Johnson said. “I’m dressed up as Soldados De Cuera, the soldiers that built California and guarded it from native attacks under the Spanish Empire,” freshman Jrue Murillo said. “[Being] Californian and Spanish [inspired me to wear this costume].”“After watching this anime, [Konosuba and] I was like I should cosplay [Megumin] because I like her so much, so I bought the cosplay,” sophomore Daria Ananieva said. “I just wanted to [dress up] and I was really hoping that a ton of people would show up in costumes this year and it looks like a lot of people did, so I’m really happy about it,” junior Chloe Truong said. “Last year, … not as many [people dressed up] so I wanted to contribute to [dressing up].”“I’ve always loved the fashion from [“Cruella”] and this was probably one of the easier [outfits] to recreate. I absolutely love dressing up,” junior Katie Miller said. “Although not everyone dresses up, this is a really fun day for me to do it, along with some of my friends.”“I’m dressed [as] Deadpool and I have Wolverine right here. I dress up every year [and] I’m not going to miss a year unless I’m in a coma,” sophomore Henry Darrow said. “My mom made [my family] all dress up and she wanted us to all match. So my sister, my stepdad and I were all Beetlejuice because … [you say] Beetlejuice three times and my mom was Lydia,” sophomore Bella-Grace Nguyen said. “I really enjoy putting on dramatic makeup [and] I also like to participate in a lot of school activities.”
