Princess Margaret students create annual spooky success
Bring a friend — or two — to Princess Margaret’s haunted house this weekend, because you’re going to need a hand to hold.
Moving into its third year, Grade 12 drama students Husain Sattar and Sarah Wood have put in tireless hours to make each year a spooky success for the community. Although graduating in 2019, they hope to keep the haunted house an ongoing tradition, as it once was, at the school.
“We’re doing a little bit of a mentorship this year with the Grade 11 students, so hopefully they’ll take over,” said Sattar.
They’re hoping to see the event continue on, as all proceeds from it are donated to the YES Project in Penticton.
“We have close ties with YES, we’ve been working with them for four years,” said Sattar.
“We’ve put so much work into it the last three years, and it’s really been such a successful fundraiser,” explained Wood. “I feel like, after its third year, so many people in the city know it will happen and we really don’t want it to end.”
“I’m going to have to do some brainstorming over the summer,” said Mentee and Grade 11 student Autumn Janzen. “I’m learning a lot about how to plan and organize.”
The project itself, Sattar and Wood explained, takes all summer to plan.
With 50 volunteers helping out, Sattar and Wood will have only two hours after school today to decorate the entire school and have it ready for 5 p.m. when doors open.
“It’s definitely the busy day — we’ll be running around throwing blood and spider webs on the wall,” Wood said, smiling.
The haunted house will be open today through Sunday with doors opening at 5 p.m. and closing at 8 p.m. Admission for adults is $8, students $5, and 10 and under $3.