On the weekend before Halloween, Northwood hosted a pumpkin carving contest in the dining room. There were nine different groups. Each group was given a pumpkin and had to produce a unique idea, scoop out the guts, and then get to carving.

“Sometimes weekends at Northwood can get boring, so this was something fun that got everyone on campus involved,” Justin MacLeod said. “There were lots of different techniques to the contest, and in the end, my group had one of the best pumpkins,” MacLeod added.

Even though this was just for fun, Northwood is an extremely competitive school, so it had to be made into a contest. The winners were: 1st place: Puking Pumpkin, 2nd place: The Cat, and in 3rd place: Husky.

All the groups that placed received prizes. Along with being fun and competitive, it also made Northwood feel a little bit more like home for people. “One of my favorite memories growing up about the Halloween season was my family and I carving pumpkins, and I actually thought about how I was going to miss doing that with them this year, so it was nice to do it here at Northwood,” Cora Major ’27, part of the winning team, said. “It not only made Northwood feel more like home, but it brought me closer to other people in the community.”

This was a great activity that everyone loved and got them ready for the spooky season. “It was fun and a wonderful opportunity to get to do something with my friends outside of sport,” Andrew Sherland ’26 said. “Afterwards, we all decorated the common areas with Halloween decorations, and I really enjoyed that. It is something that we should continue to do in the coming years,” he added.