WAYNESBORO, Pa. — October events in the Waynesboro Area School District kick off with an eventful homecoming weekend. Other events to follow will include Halloween fun with trunk or treat, a fall dance, grandparents’ day lunch and a color run.
Homecoming launches fall
Festivities will begin with a Homecoming Parade on Friday, Oct. 2, at 5:30 p.m. That will be followed at 7 p.m. with the Waynesboro Indians varsity football team hosting the Mifflin County Huskies at the Buchanan Automotive stadium. Friday night the high school will be crowning the homecoming king and queen. Then on Saturday, Oct. 3, the Waynesboro Area High School homecoming dance is scheduled.
Hooverville Color Run
Students at Hooverville Elementary School will get the chance to get exercise and get colorful as they participate in the annual Color Run on Thursday, Oct. 15. The goal this year is to raise $20,000 to invest in the school and the students. This includes investments like paying off the costs of the new LED sign, creating artistic murals for the school and the upgrading of playground equipment.
All these goals are designed to improve the overall environment of the school to enhance the experience for students and staff. Every student will get a white Color Run T-shirt that they can wear and get colored during the run.
Trunk or Treat
October means Halloween, which means that it is time for trunk or treat. This year, Fairview Elementary School will be having Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, Oct. 21, with Mowrey, Hooverville and Summitview having their trunk or treat events on Friday, Oct. 23. The school lots will be filled with superheroes, princesses, ghosts and goblins all out looking for a treat.
Other notable events in October
Summitview Elementary School students have the chance to enjoy the fall weather on Friday, Oct. 16, when they participate in the Miles for Smiles Walk-A-Thon. Hooverville Elementary School will be celebrating Grandparents Day with a lunch for grandparents and their grandchildren in the school’s cafeteria on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Finally, the Waynesboro Area Middle School will be holding its Fall Dance on Friday, Oct. 23, from 2:30-4 p.m. in the school gymnasium.
