For Our Community

Special points of

interest:

Counselor’s Corner

pg. 3.

Junior High News

on pg. 2.

Dates to remember

back page.

Important

information for

Seniors on pg. 3

Adopt a classroom

on front page.

October 2011

A r l e e s c h o o l s

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Friends & Family of High School Students: Have we got a deal for you. If you would

like to purchase an Arlee High School yearbook for school year 2011/2012, now is your

chance to save some money. If you purchase your yearbook by December 21st you only pay

$25.00, after that they will be $30.00. Contact any AHS Senior or Ms. Mize, Yearbook

Advisor at: 726-3216 ext. 2313.

Can’t Adopt A Pet? How about adopting a classroom and providing a gift subscription to

Kind News. This magazine - a personal copy for each child - comes monthly to the classroom.

It’s a grade level magazine that maintains emphasis on the importance of treating animals with

kindness and respect. Topics like proper pet care and wildlife appreciation grab

students’ interest and make abstract values like compassion, citizenship and

responsibility come alive. Teachers, parents, friends of students,

grandparents, and Arlee community businesses are all welcome to

contribute. We’re getting a reduced rate of $20.00 per classroom, but any amount

helps and we’ll add it all together and hopefully have copies in every K-6 classroom.

Cash or checks (made out to Arlee Schools) should be sent to classroom teachers with

students or mailed to Arlee elementary, 72220 Fyant Street, Arlee, MT 59821. Please mark

your envelope for Kind News and send contributions by October 21st. Thank you so much

for helping our children learn kindness and respect - a lifetime attribute. This

program is being promoted by KaDe Decker and you may contact her at 726-4149

or kade@shybearfarm.net if you wish more information, have suggestions or ideas to

offer.

Adult First Aid/CPR Class: Arlee Schools is offering a Blended Learning First Aid/Adult

CPR class. The certification is for two years. Class Dates and Time are: November 7 &

14 at 6pm to 9pm in the HS Health Room, next to the lunchroom. Cost is: $50

Registration and payment is required by October 31, 2011. To sign up or ask

questions, please contact: Jennifer Ryan at 726-3216 ext. 2102 or

jryan@arlee.k12.mt.us. Susan Carney-Lammerding at 726-3216 ext.

2245 or scarney@arlee.k12.mt.us.

Fabric Frenzy Reminder: Just a friendly reminder that Fabric Frenzy starts

Oct. 11th. Please call if you have not, to reserve your space. $40.00 for 8 weeks

from 6 to 9pm Tuesdays. See you then. Happy Sewing!

Joyce Auer 726-3216 ext. 2311

October 18, 2011 is Montana Teen Driver Safety Day. In honor of this

event, there will be a presentation on texting and driving by Town Square Media

which is our radio station called “TXTING KILLS”. The Arlee Driver Education

students will be helping with the morning Walk To School program as well.

!!!SENIORS - GET YOUR PICTURES IN ASAP!!!

October is Walk to School Month

Arlee Schools will have an event for grades 3-6, on Oct. 18, 2011.

The buses will be dropping off students who have permission

to walk to school that day. All buses will drop off at the Com-

munity Center with the exception of Bus 5 which will drop off at

N’kusim. Notes will go home with students for permission slip

signatures and requesting a sack breakfast.

Junior High Happenings

Arlee Junior High School News October, 2011

Our junior high is in full swing as we narrow down on our fall sports with football, cross country and volleyball ending at the

end of October after a great season. Thank you to their coaches, volunteers and all the parents and family members who

have come out to support our kids.

The junior high has started their competitive engines with spirit week the first week of school. The winner of the 2011 first

Kermit Spirit Stick goes to Mrs. O’Neill 8th grade class. It was a tie between Mrs. O’Neill and Mr. Sproull with a single class

gym shout-out tie-breaker. Students in other classes voted on which was the loudest between first/second shout. Congratu-

lations to Mrs. O’Neill class, you have bragging rights.

Open house was a great success with record number of junior high parents attending. Thank you to all who were able to

make the open house and be part of your child’s education. Our staff would like to remind parents you are welcome to visit

your child’s school. If you are interested in attending classes with your child, please contact Mr. Jim Taylor, Principal for ad-

vance approval. Our CREW (Courageous Respectful Encouraging Willing Worker) class decorated doors for open house

with the theme/idea of what CREW is all about. The winner of the open house/CREW door goes to Mr. Schlegel’s CREW

class. Thank you to all our students on a great job with the spirit of CREW!

Quarter 1 mid-term is on Thursday, October 6. This will be the 2011-2012 first progress report of the year. Please en-

courage your child to get all their paperwork turned in to be graded and get a good progress report. A progress report is

just that, a report of progress and may or may not reflect the end of the quarter final grade. However, it is still counted

toward a student’s eligibility grade for extracurricular activities.

PARENTS- we are starting already to get a large pile of unclaimed clothes and text books/notebooks and a couple calcula-

tors. Permission granted to stop on in and dig through the JHS unclaimed boxes for your child’s belongings. Maybe you

might recognize something that your child has not since we are collecting quite a bit of stuff. At the end of each quarter,

anything left in the clothes box will be donated to area charity organizations for others to enjoy. While you’re at the school

go ahead and visit your child’s black hole in their locker for missing work.

There are a few missing forms and unpaid activity passes from some of the students. Reminder to students and parents,

some of these forms allow students to complete their paperwork at school including working in the computer labs. Stu-

dents who are missing forms will not be allowed to use computers, attend field trips, lack of current updated demographics

such as correct phone numbers for parents and no medical information for our PE department. Students who have not pur-

chased a pass are still charged for gate admission when they attend sports events and full price for activity pass when it is

purchased. Please check with your child and get the forms/pass completed and turned in.

Thank you to all our JHS families for such a great first month of school. Please contact the

school if you have any questions or suggestions. The next sports coming up will be the JH

6th-8th Boys Basketball Program. Practice is scheduled to start the 31st day of October but

may start sooner. Updated information will be sent to interested students as we get closer

to practice date.

No school on Thursday, October 20th for Montana State Teachers Convention and School

board meetings are always the 2nd Tuesday of each month starting at 6:30pm. The next

meeting is scheduled for Oct. 11, 2011.

Enjoy the fall, AJHS Staff

Counselor Corner—

Dear Arlee Parents/Guardians:

I will be putting a check list in the newsletter for the remaining of the year to make sure your senior has everything completed

to attend a postsecondary education. I will also be mailing the check list to each senior’s guardians. Please read this check list

and save for future reference.

September - October:

*Challenge yourself-

Talk to your school counselor or GEAR UP liaison and make sure you are on track to meet the college prep or rigor-

ous core requirements for the Montana University System.

Take the harder classes that your school offers like Advanced Placement (AP), honors, or dual enrollment classes, and

take a 4th year of math to help you prepare.

*Attend a local College fair-

The MPSEOC College Fair Tour takes place September 13-30. Attend the college fair near you and sign up to receive

information from all colleges you might be interested in attending. Make a list of questions and bring them with you to ask the

college representatives. For more information visit www.montanacolleges.org.

*Update your resume and portfolio-

This will come in handy when applying for college admission as well as scholarships. Include activities, awards you have

won, and work that you have done.

*Search and apply for scholarships-

Talk to your high school counselor or GEAR UP liaison to see what is available and which deadlines are approaching.

Many scholarship applications are due starting in October. Additional scholarship opportunities will be available

throughout the year.

Seek out teachers/mentors to write letters of recommendation.

Talk to your GEAR UP liaison about whether you can apply for the GEAR UP Pathways Scholarship.

*Take/Retake the ACT or SAT-

If you aren’t happy with your ACT/SAT score or haven’t taken one of these tests yet, this is a perfect time to do so.

Ask your school counselor whether or not you qualify for a fee waiver to take the test. Both ACT and SAT offer two fee waiv-

ers for qualifying students.

*Sign up for Selective Service (males only)-

Within 30 days of your 18th birthday, you will need to register for Selective Service. You cannot receive federal stu-

dent aid (grants, loans, work-study) if you have not registered.

*Plan to visit colleges-

If you haven’t done so already, make plans to visit the colleges in which you are interested.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me,

Misty Brien JH/HS Counselor 726-3216 ext. 2302

Need Help With Your Classes? Students who would like some help with their class work are welcome and

encouraged to come to After School Tutoring, Monday - Thursday 4pm to 6:30pm in the HS Library. Also

available to any and all HS and JHS students is Friday Guided Studies. This option is available every Friday

from 9am to 12noon in Ms. Mize’s room in the HS. Ms. Mize and Mrs. Noland take turns as classroom

supervisors. We encourage anyone who needs help, needs to access a computer, or just wants a quiet place to do

homework to attend these helpful options.

Arlee HS English Teacher Anna Baldwin Awarded: The Distinguished Educator Award is bestowed annually by the

Montana Association of Teachers of English Language Arts (MATELA) and is based on the teacher’s instructional abilities,

influence beyond the classroom, and leadership in the field of English Language Arts. Ms. Baldwin has been teaching 13

years on the Flathead Reservation and is involved in professional activities such as the Montana University System Writing

Assessment, as well as Indian Education for All. She was nominated by Dr. Beverly Chin, former president of the National

Council of Teachers of English and English education professor at the University of Montana, and was supported in letters

written by Mr. Jim Taylor, Dr. Tammy Elser, Donna McKinsey and Karen Fisher, and former student (soon to be teacher!)

Tricia Parenteau. She will be awarded at the Montana Educators’ Association conference on October 21.

Congratulations Mrs. Baldwin!!

High School Happen ings

Note to Parents/Guardians of

Graduating Seniors!

Due to a spring delivery of the

2012 AHS yearbooks, we have

a deadline for senior pictures &

baby pictures. This deadline is:

April 26, 2012.

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Juniors & Seniors & Parents—ACT Dates Coming up!

Registration Deadline: Test Date

September 16……………………….October 22

November 4…………………………December 10

January 13…………………………….February 11

March 9………………………………...April 14

May 4……………………………………..June 9

You can register at www.actstudent.org . Also, you may

qualify for a fee waiver, see Misty Brien, JH/HS Counselor for

more information!

Oct. 6 - Midterm

Oct. 7 - First Friday Free Three Enrichment Program Event 9am to 12noon

Oct. 8 - Volleyball “Spike It” Tournament in Arlee beginning at 9am.

Oct. 18 - Walk to School Day & Stop Teen Texting & Driving Day

Oct. 20 - NO SCHOOL due to MEA conference.

Oct. 21 - AHS Football Senior Night

Oct. 22 - AHS Volleyball Senior Night

Oct. 22 - Pep Club Dance at 9:00 PM.

Oct. 26 - IEC Meeting (Election) at 6:30pm at the Fitness Center

Oct. 28 - Friday Free Three Harvest Party, 9am to 12noon.

Nov. 3 - End of Quarter 1

Nov. 7 & 14 Adult CPR/First Aid Class - 6 to 9pm.

Nov. 10 & 11 - Parent Teacher Conf. Thurs. 4 to 7pm & Fri. 9 to 12noon.

Nov. 23 - Noon Release for Thanksgiving Holiday

Save These Dates

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Cold Cereal & Yogurt

Chili Dogs, Fruit, & Graham

crackers

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Breakfast Pizza

Polish Sausage and Noodle

Casserole, Veg. Fruit, & Roll

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Cold Cereal & Yogurt

Hamburgers, Baked Beans,

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Cinnamon Roll

Chicken Taco Salad, Refried

Beans, Fruit, & Scooby Snacks

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Spaghetti, Veg. Fruit, &

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Egg & Cheese Bkfst Wrap

Baked Ziti, Veg. Fruit, & Roll

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Chicken Nuggets, Pork-n-

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tuce, tomato, pickle & Fruit

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Pancakes & Sausage

Tuna Pita, Tortilla chips,

Fruit, & Good Source Bar

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Cold Cereal & Yogurt

Chicken & Dumplings, Veg.,

Fruit, & Roll

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Scrambled Eggs

Biscuits & Gravy, Sausage,

Hashbrowns, & Oranges

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Pancakes & Sausage

Tater Tot Casserole, Veg.,

Fruit, & Cornbread

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Cinnamon Roll

Macaroni & Cheese, Broccoli

Normandy, Pears, & Garlic

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Oatmeal & Toast

Grilled Cheese, Tomato

Soup, & Fruit cups

October 2011 Lunch Menu

Lunch menu may change due to availability.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

My name is Kim Folden and I am the Friday Free Three Enrichment Program

coordinator at Arlee Schools. Some of you may know all about this fun filled

program and some of you may be hearing about it for the first time. Let me start

by giving you a little background about the Friday Free Three (FF3) Program.

The FF3 program was started two years ago, when the Arlee School District #8

went to a four day school week. The school felt that it would be important to

offer a time, at least once a month, for the students to come to school for a few

hours to be involved with enrichment activities. Thus the FF3 Program was born.

The program is funded by a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant and is

free to all who participate.

We hold approximately two events per month, on alternating Fridays. For example

the events scheduled in November this year will be held on the 4th and another on

the 18th. (October is an exception because of the Harvest Party.)

The events start at 9:00am and run to 12noon. We are housed in the multi-purpose

room, (old lunchroom) in the 4-6 grades building. When parents/guardians bring

their students to an event, you MUST accompany your child into the building and

sign them in. You are welcome to stay with your child, but it is not necessary.

We could use adult volunteers too! If you feel you could give us 3 hours of your

time on any Friday that an event is scheduled, it would be greatly appreciated.

Contact me at the number or e-mail address listed below.

Some of the upcoming events we will be offering this year:

-A Harvest Party -A Book Club for All Ages -Caroling -Holiday Traditions

-Crafts -Food Festival -Recycle Art -More

Watch for information to come home with your student throughout the school year

and we hope to see you soon at Arlee School’s Friday Free Three!

Kim Folden, FF3 Coordinator – Arlee Schools – 726-3216 ext. 2307 – kfolden@arlee.k12.mt.us

October is Walk to School Month and is being celebrated in schools across Montana. Here are some simple safety rules to reinforce and practice with your children. Remember your child’s limitations; children under 10 years of age are developmentally limited when it comes to judging speed and distance accurately, and very young children may not be able to read the street and pedestrian signs yet. It is important to know the abilities of your own child because all children develop uniquely. http://www.cdc.gov/MotorVehicleSafety/Pedestrian_Safety/walk_to_school.html

Walking Safety Practice and remind children to • Walk on the sidewalk. If there is no sidewalk and you have to walk in the road, face the traffic so that you can see cars coming and keep as far from the roadway (as far away from the traffic) as possible. • Cross only at corners or marked crosswalks. (If there is a crosswalk button, press the button and wait for the walk sign to indicate that it is safe to cross.) a. Stop at the curb or edge of the road, look left, then right, and then left again (left-right-left) before you step into the street. If a car is parked where you are crossing, make sure there is no driver in the car. Then go to the edge of the car and look left-right-left until no cars are coming. Keep looking for cars while you are crossing. b.Walk, don’t run. This gives time for drivers to see you before you enter the roadway.

Bicycling Safety Practice and remind children to • Always wear a helmet that is properly fitted and complies with Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Standards. • Ride on the right side of the road or trail in a single file (one bicycle behind another) in the same direction as other vehicles and come to a complete stop before crossing streets. • Stop completely before crossing railroad tracks and go straight across the tracks slowly. • Always use proper hand signals when turning and stopping. • Be courteous to pedestrians. • Use a bicycle bell to alert pedestrians that you are passing (this is effective for preventing crashes.

School Bus Safety Remind children: • When the bus arrives, stand at least three giant steps (6 feet) away from the curb. • If you have to cross the street in front of the bus, walk on the sidewalk or along the side of the road until you are five giant steps (10 feet) ahead of the bus. Then you can cross the street. • Be sure the bus driver can see you and you can see the bus driver. • Never walk behind the bus. • If you drop something near the bus, tell the bus driver. Never try to pick it up first because the driver may not be able to see you.

Stranger Danger Safety Remind children: • Stay with a group. • If a stranger offers you a ride, say “NO!” • If a stranger follows you on foot, get away from him or her as quickly as you can. If a stranger follows you in a car, turn around and go the other direction. • Never leave school with a stranger. • Leave items and clothing that display your name, so that a stranger can read it, at home. • If you arrive home alone, call your mother, father, or other trusted adult to let them know you are home and all right. Keep the door locked, don’t open the door for strangers, and don’t tell strangers that you are home alone. • Never accept things from a stranger. • If a stranger asks you a question, don’t talk. Run away. • Don’t go anywhere with a stranger. A resource for teaching & practicing safety with your children is the National SAFE KIDS campaign (www.safekids.org). Article source: http://www.nhtsa.gov/CPS/newtips/pages/PDFdownload.htm

MISSION STATEMENT The Arlee Community Development Corporation will assist and foster the planning and

development of projects deemed to be beneficial socially, physically, economically and culturally to the public interest of the Arlee-Jocko Valley community.

We’re baaaack! October 2011

“Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.” ~Elizabeth Lawrence

I hope everyone in our beautiful community will take time to watch our leaves turn and smell the fall in the air. I hope that you all had a wonderful family and fun filled summer.

The Arlee CDC has a hit on its hands! We have successfully held a weekly farmer’s market from June until the 5th of October, for the second year in a row. The market gave us the opportunity to have fresh produce on our tables, delicious homemade pies, breads, cookies, jams & jellies in our pantries, arts & crafts as gifts for ourselves or others, lots of good eats and terrific music! Did I mention the delish lemonade? If you didn’t get to taste the fantastic lemonade that one of our vendors made and served right before your eyes, you truly missed out on a memorable summer thirst quencher. Yum! Oh, I can’t forget that many of us at the markets also honed our “hang-on-for-dear-life-to-the-canopy-so-it-won’t-blow-away” skills, due to some of the wind that blew through our little town this summer. All-in-all, the Jocko Valley Farmer’s Market has been a great addition to the many events that Arlee has to offer its residents as well as those just passing through. We will be up and running again next June, so we hope to see “more” of you then.

The Arlee summer of 2011 seemed to be a very artistic one! We saw and acted in plays, went to camps, built a trail, viewed some amazing art work, took a trip to Helena and put books in the hands of our early readers. WOW!! What awesome opportunities for our small yet diverse community! We hope you were able to attend and/or participate in some of this artistic, summer fun. And it’s only just begun.

On September 20, 2011, we held our Annual Meeting. New board members were elected and programs were reported upon, and we took a look at the coming year. The Arlee CDC Board consists of the following members: Denny Nault; Paul Mollica; Kim Folden; Ron Snyder; Amy Lisk-Thomas; Helene Bourdon; Linda Grinde; Judy Fundingsland; Donna Mollica - Executive Director and new board members Clint Folden; Patty Stevens, and Roger Christopher. Officers will be elected at the next meeting to be held October 11, 2011 in the Business Lab at Arlee High School. Program Reports: The CDC, Npustin and SKC’s HeartLines project sponsored a theatrical presentation for the Indigenous Summer Theater Project, “Moon Over Mission Dam”-by Vic Charlo. This was a great experience for all involved and is just a start to the theatrical productions to look forward to in the future. A Theater Arts Camp was held over the summer for tribal youth and was attended well. The CDC also gave assistance to Stephen Small Salmon’s culture camp for youth. Jocko Valley Trails had some very exciting happenings over the summer. Killdeer Artisan’s Guild is expanding and bringing artful beauty to our area. The After School Art Program and other Youth Programs are running full steam ahead with many of our area youth participating. Joining us this summer, the Arlee Chapter of the American Legion Post 113 worked with the CDC to send one Arlee High School student to Boy’s State in Helena. We also continue our partnership with the Jocko Valley Library to fund the Imagination Library, providing a free book each month to children ages birth to 5 in the Arlee School District.

We invite you to look for the CDC Annual Report to be posted in our section on the Arlee website for more detailed information on all the programs listed above. See all the fun you are missing if you aren’t a member of the Arlee CDC and/or aren’t attending the meetings? Join us! We would love to see all of our Arlee neighbors participate in the bright future of our community. We need you! You might not feel you have much to offer, but you do! We all do! After all, this community is made up of and belongs to all of us.

If anyone in the Arlee community has concerns, questions and/or comments concerning anything that the Arlee CDC is doing or has its name on, we encourage you to attend a CDC meeting or contact the CDC as shown above. We want to hear from you! Our next meeting will be held on October 11th at 6pm. We would love to see you there! Complete minutes of our meetings are available at www.arleemontana.org. Look for Arlee CDC on the side of the screen, and click on Meeting Minutes. Kimberly Folden – Board Secretary

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Halloween Safety

Kids love Halloween! They get to dress up and get free candy! What a perfect holiday! Give your kids some precious Halloween memories that they'll have for life.

Some of you kids already know things that you can do to be safe, like how to cross the street, not to talk to or go with strangers and things like that. But we adults know how exciting Halloween can be and that can make you forget to be careful.

Here are some tips that we have just for you kids, to help keep you safe on Halloween night! Some of these ideas are called “common sense” ideas that mean that they are things that you should know and use every day in life. You are never too young to learn!

Never, ever go into a stranger’s house or even ring their door for treats unless your parents are with you and say that it's okay. There are some people in life that aren't very nice to kids and you have to be careful. Always make sure that your mom or dad is within sight when you go out trick-or-treating.

Be careful when you cross a street. Make sure to look in both directions and make sure that there are no cars coming. If you have a little brother or sister with you, take their hand and help them get across the street, too. If the street has a stop light, wait until the cross walk light tells you that it's okay to cross now, but still check before you cross, look both ways.

If you are an older kid or young teen, and going out with friends, make sure that your parents know where you are going and who you are going with. This may seem like a pain but they are your parents and they love you. They just want you to be safe.

If you parents give you a curfew, be home when they say. It builds trust between you and them and they are doing it for your own safety. If you are going to be late, call them and let them know.

Children should always go out trick or treating accompanied by a responsible adult. If you have a group of kids going, the parents should choose two or three of them to go along and keep an eye on things.

Plan a safe route so parents know where their older kids will be at all times. Set a time for their return home. Make sure that your child is old enough and responsible enough to go out by themselves. Make sure that they have a cell phone.

Instruct your children not to eat any treats until they bring them home to be examined by you. This way you can check for any problem candy and get the pick of the best stuff!

Let them know that they should stay together as a group if going out to Trick or Treat without an adult.

Kids Costume Tips

Costumes should be made of flame retardant material. If they are homemade, make sure and use either a fire retardant spray or fabric that has been treated with fire retardant.

Make sure to work into your child's costume reflector strips, a flash light or light stick to make them more visible at night. This will assure that they are seen by drivers and that you can keep an eye on them as well if they get ahead of you while trick or treating.

Do not include high heel shoes or long dangling pieces of costume that your child could trip over. A scraped knee or bloody nose can really ruin their fun.

If they are carrying a prop such as a scythe or sword, make sure they are made out of a flexible plastic that will bend if fallen on. Most of the props available today are made of flexible plastic.

If your child is wearing a mask, make sure that the eye holes are big enough to see not only in front but peripherally as well. You may have to cut them open further yourself. If so, use some black or gray grease paint around the eye socket to cover skin.

If you have more than one child, save costumes from year to year to pass down or to exchange with friends. You can add extra accessories or dress them up a little to make them different from year to year.

Have fun on Halloween but keep it safe!