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McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

Recently some Halloween costumes have been hard for others to accept as socially appropriate.

Opinion | People are not costumes

Lily Adams, Editor in Chief October 30, 2024

  Senior Daniel Avila is taking his younger brother trick or treating. He is disgusted with what he sees: Children, teenagers and adults alike dressed up in offensive costumes. Jeffery Dahmer lurks...

Hannah Bielat dressed like a Disney princess for Halloween as a young child. In the mid-2010s, Disney princesses were just one of a variety of popular Halloween costumes.

Countdown to Halloween | The best Halloween costumes from childhood

Sam Bodden, Staff Writer October 24, 2023

Each year kids across the country participate in Halloween festivities, and we are no different. As trends have changed over the years, so have our costume sensibilities. Halloween was a lot more fun as...

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