‘Fright Week’ to end with annual dance

MHCC’s Student Activity Board will host this year’s Fright Week, starting Monday afternoon and wrapping up Thursday night with a dance in the Vista Dining Center.

Each day features a free event for students, which will take place in the Main Mall, weather permitting. If the weather does not cooperate, these activities will be held in the College Center.

Fright Week kicks off Monday with Oktoberfest, which will feature German food, live polka music from The Country Dutch band, and root beer as a substitute for beer, which is a staple in traditional Oktoberfest celebrations. Oktoberfest will take place from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Tuesday’s activity will be a pumpkin-decorating contest. Students are encouraged to participate in the event where a digital camera is the prize for first place. Free Halloween cookies and candy will also be available. The contest starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m.

Wednesday’s activity is Halloween mask decorating. Stop by and design a mask to wear on Halloween or at the dance Thursday. Free hot chocolate and sweet bread will be provided. Decorating begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m.

Thursday’s is Fright Day and the dance will be the culmination of this year’s Fright Week. Fright Day will take place from 11 a.m. to noon in the Main Mall where sliced apples and caramel will be offered to students.

Thursday night sees the week’s main event, a dance in the Vista Dining Center from 8 p.m. to midnight. The dance is free of charge for MHCC students. Students are allowed to bring a non-student guest as long as they can provide proper ID.

DJ Denver will provide music all night. A costume contest will be held at the dance, with prizes including a Sony PS3 for 1st place, a digital camera for 2nd place, and an Apple iPod touch for 3rd place. Free food, drinks, and group photographs will be available. Costumes, though not required, are encouraged; any student wearing a costume will receive free glow sticks at the door.

Everyone who attends will be given a raffle ticket and be entered in a drawing to win an Apple iPad 2. The drawing will take place between 11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

Students are urged to participate to help celebrate Halloween and possibly win some prizes. SAB Seasonal Events coordinator Betsy Velazquez said, “We’re putting in a lot of effort into making this week fun for everybody.”