Westside High School’s Student Council and Middle School Student Council are working together to plan their annual Trunk or Treat event at Westside Middle School in the main parking lot. This event will take place tonight, Tuesday Oct. 29, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Junior Lindsay Tierra, co-president of Westside High School Student Council, said that the trunks are decorated by many different groups of people.  

“[The high school clubs] combine with the middle school [clubs] to put together trunks,” Tierra said. “If possible, [the Student Council even] tries to get elementary schools to decorate a trunk.”

According to Tierra, the annual Trunk or Treat has had a better turnout than the Halloween events student council previously hosted.

“[Student Council has put on this event] for a couple of years now,” Tierra said. “It used to be a Halloween ‘fun run’, but that was not successful, so we transformed it into a ‘Trunk or Treat’ [which has had a better turnout].”

Tierra said the council is advertising the Trunk or Treat event in multiple ways to bring attention to it. 

“We are making flyers and [passing them out] to the elementary schools,” Tierra said. “The committee chairs are also going to the [elementary] schools to make announcements. The Student Council will also be posting on Twitter and making sure that the word gets spread.”

Kathlene Groth, a teacher sponsor of Westside High School’s Student Council, said Trunk or Treat is a safe activity for anyone in the community to participate in.

“[This event is a great way] that Westside High School clubs and Westside Middle School clubs can give back to the community by having an event that’s safe for Halloween,” Groth said. “It’s for the younger students, children and community to [attend] and have fun.”

Junior Dayzee Mayfield, also co-president of Westside High School’s Student Council, said that she thinks the event will go well.

“I think it will be one of the best turnouts we’ve had [yet],” Mayfield said. “We are including more highschool clubs [such as Deca and Red Shield, which should increase attendance].”

Mayfield said she is excited to see how the Student Council can impact the district in the future.

“[I’m] excited to see the little kids participate in [this event],” Mayfield said. “[I’m also excited to see] how the student council can not only impact the school, but also the whole district.”