Head football coach and social science teacher Connor McBride joined Elena Gonzalez, Vi Le, Alexandra Sheridan and Gabriella Howard to complete the iconic cast of “Barbie.” McBride took the role of Ken as the only male in the group, complement- ing his fellow history teachers as Barbie characters.
“Ms. Gonzalez found the idea for our history group of teachers…when thinking of ideas that include a majority of women and one male, Barbie was a perfect choice,” McBride said.
The group worked together to plan their outfits, holding brainstorming sessions during lunch breaks leading up to Halloween. This will be McBride’s second year dressing up for the occasion, a tradition he began last year when he was teaching eighth grade, which has quickly become a memorable experience for him.
Monterroso as the Powerpuff Girls last school year. (Photo courtesy of Nichole Lapeer)
World language teacher Matthew Perez teamed up with the world language department dressed as the Addams Family, inspired from the Netflix show “Wednesday.” Perez dressed as Pugsley to complete the Addams family. “I did watch the show “Wednesday” and I liked it. And out of all the characters, I thought Pugsley was an interesting one because he’s crazy,” Perez said.
Perez recalled his first year at Woodbridge, when he dressed as Ash Ketchum from Pokémon and even crocheted a Poké Ball as part of the costume. Dressing up has become a yearly tradition for Perez, who looks forward to coordinating with the world language department each Halloween.
English teacher Ruth Alix dressed this year as Winifred Sanderson from “Hocus Pocus.”
Alix has been dressing up for Halloween for about a decade, drawing inspiration from her family and favorite childhood memories. Her signature costume has become a tradition among her colleagues, who insist she keeps it alive.
“I probably for the past 10 years have worn the same costume…my coworkers say it’s not Halloween if I don’t dress up with that costume,” Alix said.
“It reminds me of my childhood, because my sister and I used to put on shows pretending to be the witches,” Alix said.
For Alix, Halloween is all about creativity and joy. Alix hopes to keep the tradition for years to come and bring the same sense of fun and nostalgia to every Halloween.
“I think that’s the most important thing about costumes is you’re trying to…just have fun,” Alix said.
