SHS Class of 2021 Halloween Hijinks

High spirits and hijinks marked the Class of 2021 Halloween celebration at the entry to Scarsdale High School on October 29, 2021. Though a plague doctor provided a grim reminder of the year behind them, the exuberant seniors showed COVID to the door, reveling, posing and prancing in their colorful costumes.

We saw pandas, priests, princes prisoners and Pooh, gold Olympiads, Go Go dancers, the Incredibles, the cast of Sesame Street, donuts, Dorothys, gladiators, Greek goddesses, Cinderella, astronauts, the air force, security guards, twin dalmations, strawberry shortcakes, zombie girl scouts, cavemen, highlighters, the blue man group and the President of the United States with his entire security detail. The faculty got into the act too, with the administration and counseling department dressed as Pink Ladies and Danny Zuko , peaceniks, superheroes, and more. With boys dressed as princesses and girls as security guards, the costumes defied stereotypes and were truly “woke.”

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The outdoor fun concluded with a hilarious speech from the President of the United States, Eli Greenwald, backed by his security guards in suits and earpieces. Quoting, or misquoting, past presidents he said, “My Fellow Americans, Yes, we can. There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on—shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again. We Choose to go to the moon not because it is easy but because it is hard. To the American people, I say this. I did not have sexual relations with that women. Obama out…..”