Halloween is a popular holiday, and with fun costumes and candy, who would not enjoy it?

Teachers at De Soto High School celebrate Halloween in many different ways. They also have many memories from their childhood.

Inga Kelly is the communications, debate and forensics teacher at DHS.  She is a fan of Halloween, enjoying the costumes and free candy. Kelly has already planned on how she will spend Halloween night.

“I’m taking my kids trick-or-treating, and likely eating some of their best chocolate candy later that night as payment for my supervision services,” Kelly said.

Kelly has one Halloween memory she immediately thinks of.

“My most memorable childhood Halloween was when my teenage neighbors smashed our jack-o-lanterns, and I realized people don’t always respect others’ property. I was heartbroken. Please don’t shatter little kids’ hopes, dreams or pumpkins,”  Kelly said.

Band director Matt Bradford enjoys Halloween for all the costumes and to meet all his neighbors. On Halloween, Bradford has decided to stay home.

“Due to all the tomfoolery that happens on Halloween night, I will be handing out candy and watching my house,” Bradford said.

Bradford also has his own memorable Halloween memory.

“When I was in sixth grade, I made a cape and shirt and declared myself, ‘MATT MAN.’  It was really stupid, but in my mind I was the coolest student that day,” Bradford said.

Science teacher Laura Sixta thinks Halloween is the best holiday with costumes, free candy and scary movies. She has already planned how she will spend Halloween.

“[I plan on] taking my son trick-or-treating to family members’ houses, giving out candy, watching spooky Halloween movies and specials, drinking cider and eating candy,” Sixta said.

Sixta also has one Halloween memory that really sticks out.

“In sixth grade, my best friend and I decided we would both dress up like the grim reaper [the “death” character from South Park] and go trick-or-treating.  We arrived at a house with the front door open so you could see through the glass of the screen door.  We rang the doorbell, and an older woman grabbed a bowl of candy with a smile and headed toward the door.  When she looked up, we pointed at her ominously; she panicked, dropped the candy bowl, and ran away.  We tried ringing the doorbell again, but she wouldn’t come back.  We figured she thought we were coming to claim her soul,” Sixta said .

Halloween is a fun holiday where students and teachers both celebrate.