New Halloween Costume Contest

Cash prizes for the best costumes in the first annual high school costume contest

Xavier Cottingham, Staff Writer • October 9, 2024

Poster for the Halloween Contest

The Paw Print is hosting a costume contest with cash prizes for the winners.

The Harrison Paw Print’s Halloween Costume Contest begins this month. Any Harrison High School student (attending either at Harrison, The Oaks, or the Virtual Academy) can submit a picture of themselves dressed in their best (school appropriate) Halloween costume through this form. Submissions open Wednesday, October 16th and run through Halloween.

The contest is split into five different categories, featuring:

-Overall Favorite (First Place)

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-Teacher Favorite

-Most Original

-Scariest

-Best Sheet Ghost

Aside from the Teacher Favorite category, winners will be chosen by the Paw Print staff, and winners will be revealed in an announcement in early to mid November. All five winners will get a cash prize: 20 dollars for the Overall Favorite, and all other winners earning 5 dollars.

The contest will begin soon, so good luck to everyone who decides to join.

About the Contributor

Xavier Cottingham, Fiction Editor

Xavier Cottingham is a Senior at Harrison, working as a Staff Writer at The Paw Print. Aside from his time at The Paw Print, he also helps out the Makerspace Group and is a long-standing member of the Esports Team. Outside of School, Xavier prefers to spend his time mostly playing video games, though he also has a passion for writing.

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