Dear Ghastly Ghosts and Ghouls,

It’s Halloween, and we’ll have fun celebrating. We have a lot to accomplish first, however. Stay focused on your job of being an engaged student. We work hard, and we play hard. But the work always comes first.

Humans celebrate holidays so we can better live in rhythm with the earth and its seasons. Right now, it’s harvest time, so we celebrate by bobbing for apples and carving pumpkins. We rake dead and decaying leaves into piles and that makes us think about the more sinister things in life (and death!) like monsters, witches, and ghosts. Holidays are a chance to do something a little bit different. On Halloween, we quite literally put on a costume and try to see the world in a different way.  We change a normal day into one of special significance. Use this day to celebrate the good things that come in life and have a bit of fun.

Trick or Treat!

Mr. Heimbuck