By Michael Doran
Healesville Primary School turned into a place for spooks, vampires, zombies and sprites on 31 October. The Haunted House was the star attraction of the recent fete and it was open again today as part of the day’s Halloween festivities. There was a long, snaking line of all sorts of characters queuing up to storm the den, but with only six getting in at a time there might be a bit of detention needed to satisfy everybody.
“The Haunted House was part of the school fete and was created by our art teacher, Fenna Hogg and Kathryn Mellody. It was a big part of a very good fundraising day and it took countless hours for Fenna and Kathryn to create it,” said Simone King from the school.
Year 5/6 teacher, Ashley Dent, braved the fearsome den and said, “It was creepy, kids in tunnels, cobwebs, spiders, people grabbing you and false exits,” she said.
After today the Haunted House will be packed away and the space magically re-born as the performing-arts room.
But for now it’s still hauntingly amusing the school’s kids and the efforts they have made in getting into the Halloween spirit in their colourful make-up and clothes.
