In spirit (pun intended) of Halloween, a lot of people like to dress up in costumes and whatnot. However, I’ve never really known how Halloween and other holidays are celebrated at BS. Would anyone like to clarify?
Students dress up in costumes for H’ween. Schools shut down and students go home for Th’Gvg and Xmas. School is in session for minor public holidays like Presidents Day. And there is no such thing as Snow Days…
Thank you for that information! Honestly, I can’t see BS students wearing costumes ranging from blood-spattered zombie outfits to Pikachu onesies.
Not all students don a costume-- it’s hard for students w/o money or at a rural campus location to get the materials for a costume. So don’t feel like it’s an obligation.
Oh, I totally understand. Wearing a costume should never have to be something forced upon someone. It would just be a unique experience to see students who are studious and mature to be running around scaring other people. But then again, that’s what makes Halloween so fun!
Scaring? No.
Both sons report that Halloween is just an excuse for the girls to get away with wearing trampy costumes.
That should have been expected…are they not dress-coded? And at least some girls won’t fall into that category (well, at least I hope so).
Halloween costumes are a rare opportunity to not have to conform to dress code in the classroom.
I went to bed early the night of the Halloween dance. I am not a fan of dances. No shame. 
Unless it’s a winter like last winter.
I was at Exeter last Friday (October 30) and I can say that at least 50% of the student body had costumes of varying levels. They had a big party that night was my understanding.
Thank you for all of this information, everyone! I really appreciate it.
Ah, not so fast on the not scaring, GMT. FormerCK is a special effects wizard. His facial makeup one year (half face missing, empty eye socket, gore running down the front of proper school dress) was so realistic he was asked to leave his history class. I have a pic, but can’t look at it. He’s no amateur. Boys.
@GMTplus7 Do students have to go home for thanksgiving? I don’t really think my family could afford that and I couldn’t handle two long flights in a week long time period.
You don’t have to go home, but at most schools, you do have to leave the campus. Most schools work to provide host families for students to stay with if the student has not already been invited to stay with a friend.
As far as Halloween goes, that night my dorm mate and I dressed as a two-headed person one year. We just put on a sweatshirt with our heads coming out the top and went out trick-or-treating in the neighborhood. A cheap way to get a costume! For Thanksgiving I would stay on the East coast. Sometimes I would fly to my grandmother’s in Philly, which was a lot closer than my home out west. My freshman year the van got caught in a traffic jam on the way to the airport, so I missed my flight. One of my deans drove to the airport and I stayed in a room in her dorm overnight. She drove me to the airport the next morning and I made it to Philly. In essence, the school really took care of me. My parents were very impressed. My sophomore year I went to a friend’s in NYC, and my senior year I spent the week with my best friend, who was a day student. Basically, you always have options.
“A cheap way to get a costume!”
Mine bought a NASA hoodie to play the geek girl (Mindy Park?). On a positive side, the NASA hoodie can be worn year-round.