Spooky Humans: Millie Alt
“About five or six years ago, when I was trick-or-treating with my sister and my dad, I got severely frightened by something. We were at the house two doors down from my own, so we knew the owners pretty well. They always had the best Halloween decorations, such as covering their whole lawn in gravestones and skeletons, they had smoke machines and lights—the whole shebang. That year, on their porch, they had a box. It had a motion sensor [that] made a vampire, cackling ominously, [that] slowly rose out of it. Looking back on it now, it really wasn’t that scary, but I was so freaked out at the time. My dad tried to get me to go back and watch it again, but I refused. I was always kind of scared to go back to that house every Halloween since. Even this year, I went to a haunted maze with some friends and felt like I got [deja vu] when there was a similar vampire.”
(Sophomore)
2023 Winterfest Court Q&As: Ali Grendel
How do you feel about being on Winterfest court?
“It’s very exciting. I was definitely shocked, but I was really happy about it.”
What was your reaction to the announcement?
“I was definitely surprised, and I was really flattered that all of my classmates voted for me.”
How will Winterfest night play out for you?
“I’m planning on going to dinner, pictures, and going to the dance, so I’m really excited. It’s going to be my last one, so I just hope it’s the best one yet.”
Who do you think should have been nominated?
“I feel like there [are] so many awesome people in our class that I think should have been nominated. There [are] so many super sweet people. I can’t think of one specifically.”
Explain why people should vote for you as queen?
“I feel like being voted on is such a big accomplishment, but if I do get voted Queen, I will serve and protect my citizens.”
What is your favorite senior year memory?
“One of my favorite senior year memories is definitely football season. That’s probably one of my favorite times of the year, hanging out with friends and having something to do every Friday night, and being with my class is always fun.”
Would you ever go skydiving?
“I feel like it’s something I definitely should do. I feel like it’d be such a cool experience, but I am very afraid of heights, so I feel like I’d be one of those people that’s clutching onto the side of the plane as I was trying to jump. I feel like if someone pushed me off, then I would really enjoy it once I was doing it.”