{"id":279,"date":"2023-10-10T09:09:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/?p=279"},"modified":"2023-10-10T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:09:06","slug":"halloween-fun-in-nocatee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/newspaper\/halloween-fun-in-nocatee\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Fun in Nocatee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Ava Rihlmann<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0 Spooky season is in session! Gather all your best witches and ghosts and get ready for some scary fun around Pine Island Academy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0One festivity sure to fright you is Trunk or Treat on October 20, at 5:30-7:30 at the PIA Bus Loop Lot. There will be many fun activities including more than 60 trunks filled with delicious treats, a performance by our very own dance and cheer team, photo opts with Finn, a DJ, Food Trucks and more! Costumes are encouraged and don\u2019t forget your trick or treating bag to hold all your yummy treats. Make sure to stop on by and cast your vote for the spookiest, creepiest, most festive trunk!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait to perform and see all the trunks filled with decorations!\u201d Ella Vilicka, PIA dancer exclaims. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be so much fun!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another popular Halloween tradition is dressing up in a costume! Halloween is the one night of the year when you can be someone different then yourselves. You can be a scary monster or a cute little bunny. Whatever makes you happy! Here at PIA, eighth grade student Brianna Rihlmann is excited to dress up for this upcoming Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am going to be Theodore, one of the chipmunks in the iconic Alvin, Simon, Theodore trio,\u201d Rihlmann says. \u201cI am going with my friends and I am so excited!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for something a bit more frightening, check out Nocatee\u2019s Family Halloween Party complete with a Haunted House on October 27 and 28. Full of clowns, zombies, creepy dolls and more, this house is scary fun for the whole family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited to check it out this year because last year I didn\u2019t have the chance to go,\u201d explains Maddie Manucy, seventh grader at PIA. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be so much fun with my friends we are all very excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All spookiness aside, Halloween is great because you can spend time doing your favorite Halloween traditions with your loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love to spend time with favorite people watching a scary movie!\u201d Hadley Anderson, eighth grade PIA student \u00a0says. \u201cIt\u2019s the best!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Ava Rihlmann \u00a0 Spooky season is in session! Gather all your best witches and ghosts and get ready for some scary fun around Pine Island Academy. \u00a0One festivity sure to fright you is Trunk or Treat on October 20, at 5:30-7:30 at the PIA Bus Loop Lot. 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