Creepy, kooky, and spooky

AMENIA — The students and staff at the Maplebrook School weren’t afraid to embrace the season of thrills and chills for a great cause as the school hosted a Drive Thru Spooktacular at its Amenia campus off Route 22 for the entire community from Thursday, Oct. 28, through Saturday, Oct. 30.

Driving through the yellow-colored campus from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday evening or from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, those brave enough to do so said they were amazed by the school’s flair for the frightful.

It decorated a variety of Halloween-themed zones, offering treats for children and fun for the families that attended.

All of the proceeds raised as a result of the Drive Through Spooktacular benefited the Sunday in the Country Food Drive, which provides full Thanksgiving and Christmas turkey meals to families in need throughout the Tri-state region.

— Kaitlin Lyle

Driving through the campus of Maplebrook School in Amenia last weekend, local families were amazed by its haunting transformation for the Drive Thru Spooktacular, from the cobwebs and gravestones that gave it a spooky vibe to the ghosts, ghouls, skeletons and other creatures there to greet those brave enough to make the trek. Photo submitted

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Driving through the campus of Maplebrook School in Amenia last weekend, local families were amazed by its haunting transformation for the Drive Thru Spooktacular, from the cobwebs and gravestones that gave it a spooky vibe to the ghosts, ghouls, skeletons and other creatures there to greet those brave enough to make the trek. Photo submitted

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