2025 Halloween Window Painting Winners

The Scarsdale Recreation Department announced the winners of the Halloween Window Painting contest that took place on Sunday October 19. 2025.

Though these are the paintings that were recognized, there are many colorful works decorating the windows of the Village. Take a walk today and see the work before it’s washed off the windows.

The Rec Department reported that there wer 330 participants, painting retail windows In downtown Scarsdale, the Five Corners, the Golden Horshoe, Scarsdale Avenue, and Garth Road

It was a celebration of creativity and Halloween spirit across all grades.

Here's the list of some notable work:

Also see photos of the young artists at work here.

The Grand Prize Winner was Isabella Alfonso – take a look at her skeleton at top.

3rd Grade – Individual

■ 1st: Alicia Con
■ 2nd: Lucas Ding
■ 3rd: Simon Sokoloff
■ Most Comical: Louis Mermelstein
■ Honorable Mentions: Sophie Golden, Julia Scaramuzza

3rd Grade – Pairs

■ 1st: Isla Sucher-Jacobson & Georgina Murphy
■ 2nd: Noa Stein & Joelle Burk
■ 3rd: Evelyn Saltman & Julia Glick
■ Most Comical: Taylor Smith & Chloe Sternman
■ Honorable Mentions: Sydney Kitain & Isabella Miller, Thomas & Noah Segal

4th Grade – Individual

■1st: Camila Schiavinato
■ 2nd: Beatriz Simmons
■ 3rd: Rebecca Stone
■ Most Comical: Isabella Boboila
■ Honorable Mentions: Quinn Gianiny, Ariya Katdare, Maia Saperia

4th Grade – Pairs

■ 1st: Supeng Li & Maiyi Li
■ 2nd: Skylar Bass & Jordan Kollenscher
■ 3rd: Amelia Dou & Jolie Klaperman
■ Most Comical: Julio Vega & Mehmet Kaan Hacioglu
■ Honorable Mentions: Camila Barria & Ellie Byun, Sloane Barrow & Eliza Strauss, Thea Scarpelli & Laila Kingfield

5th & 6th Grade – Individual

■ 1st: Lucia Con
■ 2nd: Leila Capossela
■ 3rd: Celine Smith
■ Most Comical: Sato Natsuyama
■ Honorable Mentions: Heidi Gochev, Arden Jiang, Chloe Kim, Ava Rollend, Nicole Shum, Alienor Silvestro,
Natlie Stelzer, Chloe Jiayu Zhu, Mary Nietupski

5th & 6th Grade – Pairs

■ 1st: Ashlyn Che & Alta Mistry
■ 2nd: Olivia Asnis & Karla Ferastraoaru
■ 3rd: Marley Mayta-Sebastian & Nura Kovacic
■ Most Comical: Vivienne Lemle & Kaitlyn Earthy
■ Honorable Mentions: Freya Sontag & Anna Schwartz, Ella & Milena Papale,
Hileana Klatsky & Pia Martinez, Avery Greebel & Alivia Arbeter, Simran Dhiman & Olivia Matrullo

7th & 8th Grade – Individual

■ 1st: Amy Yu
■ 2nd: Elena Streche
■ 3rd: Jessica Li
■ Most Comical: Jacob Reiber
■ Honorable Mentions: Eliana Maxwell, Amelia Bolz

7th & 8th Grade – Pairs

■ 1st: Grace Bongiorno-Horne & Abigail Krauss
■ 2nd: Evelyn Goldberg & Laila Rahmani
■ 3rd: Emma Freundlich & Valentina Quiroz
■ Most Comical: Phoebe Chesler & Maya Lall
■ Honorable Mentions: Lily Harrison & Zoe Klurfeld, Irene Etlinger & Acacia Shen,
Leela Choudary & Vivian Elkhatib

9th & 10th Grade – Individual

■ 1st: Sophie Luo
■ 2nd: Eden Rieber
■ 3rd: Mia Lundy
■ Honorable Mention: Suzu Natsuyama

9th & 10th Grade – Pairs

■ 1st: Jiya Choudary & Talia Camhi
■ Most Comical: Jiya Choudary & Talia Camhi