Do High Schoolers Still Carve Pumpkins?

By Wyatt Antle

Pumpkin carving, one of the best known ways to enjoy Halloween. When you're a child, you carve every year, but when you get older, you carve a lot less. For high schoolers, Halloween activities like carving pumpkins aren't their main criteria. They don’t have time to participate in the Halloween season. So, who still has the time to?

“Yes, I carve pumpkins with my family,” said Freshman Gunner McGrath.

“Yes my brother still does, so I still do,” said Freshman Mason Wodiuk.

“Yes, I usually go to the farm and get some pumpkins to carve,” said Freshman Jacobo Escobado.

Half of the people asked said that they still carve pumpkins. These students can enjoy the time of All Hallows’ Eve,they can still participate in pumpkin carving. Being a part of the Halloween season that everybody knows and loves to do. But there are some students who can’t join in with pumpkin carving. 

“I don’t carve pumpkins anymore, I have grown up past that,’’ said Sophomore Antonio Cortese.

“I still get pumpkins, but instead I like to slice them up, not carve them,” said Sophomore Tyson Trujillo.

“I don’t have the time to carve because I'm on the football team,” said Freshman Michael Espinoza Jr.

The other half of the people asked said they don’t carve pumpkins anymore. These students can't take part in carving pumpkins. They have after school activities or schoolwork that they have to do. They just don’t have the time to be part of the season.

Some high schoolers have the time to carve pumpkins, and some don’t. High schoolers are busy with their everyday lives, but there are still some who still like to be part of the Halloween tradition. Some high schoolers spill their guts out for pumpkin carving, while others just squash away the holiday season.