Today was Halloween! I was not sure what to expect with the different .... choices of costumes that could appear in a secondary school. I was pleasantly surprised that many of the students made excellent choices. Many of these costumes were not store bought, but rather they were hand made by the students. They were a mixture of the classic costumes and witty ideas.
More than just costumes, something happened at school today. The students stepped up and showed their true colours and the colours were beautiful.
At lunch in the cafeteria, the Student Council was running a best costume contest. The final two costumes were a Shrek/Fiona couple and Bender from Futurama. The paired costume was a student dressed all out as Fiona with a younger brother (a primary student) as Shrek - it was adorable! The Bender costume was all hand-made and well designed.
When the student population voted by cheers, it was difficult to tell which one received the loudest cheer. The student council then did something a bit different. Instead of picking the costume that was most relevant to them, they selected the Shrek/Fiona pair to win. They knew how much it would mean that much more to the younger student.
As a teacher; this was a very, very proud moment that they saw the good of their decision, even while influenced by the large amounts of sugar in their systems.
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