Somewhere along the line, adolescents and adults seized control of Halloween. No longer do little children wait for nightfall to plunder and vandalize neighborhoods. Today, tikes in preschool are dragged around to campus offices in broad daylight: bewildered, exhausted, rapidly ascending a hyperglycemic rollercoaster that renders them unable to function when darkness falls.
No, today's Proctor Halloween is enjoyed by hundreds of teenagers and their teachers--people who really appreciate dress-up and terror.
Today's assembly was a riot of images, as the Drama Department had the smoke guns blasting and the lights were dimmed for full effect. Afterward, back in the glare of the sun, we conducted a photo-op session reminiscent of some Holloywood gala.
