Halloween came a day early on campus thanks to the annual trick-or-treat event that drew children of faculty and staff members as well as those from the neighboring towns.
The Residence Hall Association committee hosted “Trick or Treating and Crafts” in the Commonwealth Courts and Colonial Courts for the children on Oct. 30. Students and staff who participated in the Trick or Treating, as well as families who came to the event, found it to be a positive experience.
“I like the fact that most of the Courts houses come out and engage with one another, and so this is the most active I have seen the Courts in terms of coming together to do something for the community,” said the Resident Director for the Commonwealth Courts and Colonial Courts, Christian Hernandez.
Parents at the event said it was a fun experience for their kids.
Bryan Curran said they had been coming for six years, and his kids always had a great time at the family-friendly event. He said the students and the faculty were great to the kids.
Lisa Tressel, Stonehill’s associate registrar who attended the event with her own children, said her family attended for several years and the students were always very welcoming.
Many students enjoyed seeing everyone come together and have an event where college students connected with one another.
“I like it because it is something out of the blue that brings college kids together and it is kind of an unconventional thing. But everybody is involved, and is nice to see everyone out,” said Lexi Moriarty '26, a resident of the Colonial Courts.
Stella Nagle '27 said she really enjoyed having the kids there and seeing everyone come together as a community.
Jaden Violet '26 said she loved the community aspect of the event as well.
“It is nice to see everyone out and about. I love all the costumes everyone can show their personality a little bit. It’s a great way to connect with the younger generations,” said Aiden Ward '26, a resident of the Colonial Courts.
Shannon Sousa '25, president of the Residence Hall Association, said that her favorite part of the event was seeing how happy and excited the children were and how everyone was so happy to have them there.
Sousa said the event opened a space for the children to enforce a sense of community not only at Stonehill but also in the neighboring towns. The tradition was also a nice way to invite kids onto the campus, she said.
Sousa said that the event was a success thanks to the effort of the community and the teamwork from the organization team by letting faculty and neighboring towns know about it. The cooperation of the different residence halls was also a great effort to succeed in the crafts activities for the kids, she said.
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