Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Drama Club presents: The Haunted High School

An electric chair, a haunted psych ward, a maze, and frightening monsters and creatures beyond your wildest nightmares; what do all of these things have in common? They are horrifying, will all be at the FHS Haunted High School, and for only $5 anyone can see them. This is the second year the Drama Club has planned this hit holiday event, and the 60 students involved have been working quickly, efficiently and mysteriously to create all that the Haunted High School will have to offer. The proceeds will contribute to the Drama Club’s spring performance, Guys and Dolls. For those of you who didn’t attend last year, don’t fret: a few different highlights and features will be brought back for the scare this year. The highlight last year was the drill team’s talented performance to the classic production of Thriller. Although they will not be repeating the same performance, as Emilee Baker has put together the music and her sister Sam Baker has choreographed an all-new routine, the team has promised an equally as chilling and riveting piece to end the night of horror. As last year, a group may enter the high school and buy their tickets at the main entrance. Each group will be led by ghoulish tour guides. Club members will be stationed throughout the walkways, hidden and ready to horrify everyone that passes by. As well as live scaring, there will also be projected images and amazing illusions performed throughout the high school. Students who aren’t scaring will be working hard nonetheless, whether that’s handing out tickets, giving tours, working at the concession stand, or working behind the scenes. Senior Stephanie Duez worked the ticket booth last year, and remembers the crowd. “The line went all the way out past the bulldog!” she said. There will be some recurring features, but that’s not to say there won’t be any new elements added to the presentation. Numerous parents worked on building some of the bigger features, including an electric chair and a guillotine, and they will also help run a concession stand. What’s cool about Drama Club, Club Director Mr. Keith Kovalic said, is that everyone has the opportunity to get involved and help create something great; it’s a complete community effort, and that enables their programs to be successful. The Haunted High School will be held on Friday, October 29 from 9 p.m. to midnight, and Saturday, October 30 from 7 p.m. to midnight. Last year, a home football game took place on the same night of its premier, so the student and community attendance was expected and received well. This year, however, there is an away game at New Brighton. KK and his band will need to be present for the half-time show and then quickly return to the school to put together the Haunted High School. The night will be hectic, but no one except KK and his army of band and Drama Club members could pull it off. To sum up the Haunted High School, KK said, “will you get scared? Yes. Be impressed? Hopefully.”