Spooky season is approaching quickly as people scramble to find the perfect Halloween costumes and the weather declares the first day of fall. 

With Halloween festivities advancing forward the question of when to stop trick or treating becomes popular among children of all ages.  This year Halloween occurs on a Monday which is a concern for how high school students will perform the following day.  Many students at Granite Bay High School value sleep, however exceptions are made on Halloween night. 

“If there’s school the next day it makes me come home earlier.  But if there’s not, I might stay out later and maybe go to people’s houses or just hang out longer,”  Isabella Pahlberg, a freshmen at Granite Bay High School said. 

Known for late nights, candy, and spine-chilling costumes, sleep deprivation can lead to an absence of focus the following day at school.  

“If my children have school the day after Halloween, I make sure that they come in earlier than they probably want to, in order to be ready for school the next day,”  Lesile Oldemeyer, a parent of a GBHS student said.  If Halloween falls on a Friday or Saturday, I let them stay out longer to enjoy the time with friends and go trick or treating without having to rush through it.” 

“If my children have school the day after Halloween, I make sure that they come in earlier than they probably want to, in order to be ready for school the next day,”  Lesile Oldemeyer, a parent of a GBHS student said.  If Halloween falls on a Friday or Saturday, I let them stay out longer to enjoy the time with friends and go trick or treating without having to rush through it.” 

 Out of 181 students took part in a Granite Bay Today poll,63.5 % of students said they will go trick or treating trick or treating and 36.5% of student opposing.  The results only showed a small fraction of GBHS however, with two thirds of the students who participated in the poll trick or treating a rise of questions became apparent. 

Both students and parents showed the necessity for quality of work done in school.  Trick or treating on a school day is a controversial topic among students and parents.  Most agree school should be canceled the day following Halloween however, having school the following day as a standard student makes sacrifices to do well in school instead of partying late. 

“I do feel like school should be out the day after Halloween.  I remember being a kid and feeling so tired the day after trick or treating and having fun with my neighborhood friends,” Oldemeyer said. “I think that kids might not get as much accomplished if they go back to school from being out later on Halloween night.”

School is a place where students grow mentally, physically, and better understand what to value.  Halloween allows students to take a break from the stress of tests and studying but students need to moderate their trick or treating on school nights or pay the consequences.

“Halloween is such a fun holiday but I think school is more important and I need a good night’s sleep,” Chloe McClintock, a freshman at GBHS said.