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Students wear costumes for Halloween

On Halloween, some Libertyville High School faculty and students wear their Halloween costumes to school. Some people wear group costumes while others do their own thing. Most of the seniors’ costumes follow one of LHS’s Halloween traditions.

Peyton Rodriguez, Staff Member|November 13, 2019

Every Halloween, the senior girls dress up as Tom Cruise’s character from the movie “Risky Business.” Senior girls (top row, left to right) Mia Michaels, Abigail Parkerson, Cate Dudley and Maeve Rattin, plus (bottom row, left to right) Ellie Dapier, Erin Custod, Maria Kavathas and Cameron Hamilton dressed up in their Tom Cruise costumes while Joe Mattson dressed in his grandma costume.

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Peyton Rodriguez

Every Halloween, the senior girls dress up as Tom Cruise’s character from the movie “Risky Business.” Senior girls (top row, left to right) Mia Michaels, Abigail Parkerson, Cate Dudley and Maeve Rattin, plus (bottom row, left to right) Ellie Dapier, Erin Custod, Maria Kavathas and Cameron Hamilton dressed up in their Tom Cruise costumes while Joe Mattson dressed in his grandma costume.

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