Strawtown Students Give Back On Halloween

Strawtown students dressed as gangsters, milk cartons, witches, fairies, firefighters and hippies filled the school’s auditorium along with staff members many costumed as dominoes. The fifth graders led them in singing about Halloween including “Skin & Bones,” “Five Little Pumpkins,” “Hey Jack,” and “Scarin’ Alive” sung to the tune of “Stayin’ Alive.” 

Strawtown Principal Deirdra O'Connor said last year students collected items for victims of Hurricane Sandy and this year they were helping sick children by making cards and donating books. 

“It’s our responsibility to give back,” she said. 

Several fifth graders read the cards they wrote to children being treated at White Plains Hospital. They presented Erica Dusseldorp, an RN at White Plains Hospital, with a banner for the young patients.

“Thank you for thinking of White Plains Hospital,” said Dusseldorp. “This is going to be such as help for us.”

She said the banner will bring smiles and the cards and books will help take the children’s minds off their illnesses for a while.

Then the students marched out of the auditorium and with a band leading them walked two laps around the circular drive in front of the school gymnasium. Students added their get well cards and books to collection cartons held by the older students.