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Alle-Kiski students get an early start on Halloween festivities

1 Min Read • Oct. 31, 2022 | 3 years Ago

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Highlands Elementary School fourth grader Ryan Hasson pounds the pavement as a T-Rex on Monday during the annual Halloween parade in Tarentum.

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Cameron Imm channels his inner elephant Monday during the Halloween parade event at Appleseed Learning Center in Allegheny Township.

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Appleseed Learning Center PreK Counts student Lailonni Chambers, 4, waits for her turn to trick-or-treat Monday outside the preschool in Allegheny Township.

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Students and staff from Highlands Elementary School participate in the annual Halloween parade Monday through Tarentum.

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Georgette Teargarden, 4, smiles after receiving candy during a trick-or-treat parade Monday outside the Appleseed Learning Center in Allegheny Township.

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Highlands Elementary School Principal Stan Whiteman as Batman and Associate Principal Mike Toole as Robin participate Monday in the annual Halloween parade in Tarentum.

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Allison Szymanski (right) gets ready to hand out Halloween candy Monday to preschoolers from the Appleseed Learning Center in Allegheny Township.

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Members of the Greensburg Salem marching band perform during the annual Halloween Parade at Lynch Field in Greensburg on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022.

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Liam St. Clair, 3, of Greensburg looks on in his clown mask as he lines up for the annual Halloween Parade at Lynch Field in Greensburg on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022.

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Rosie Clement, 3, of Greensburg wears a unicorn costume as she walks in the annual Halloween Parade at Lynch Field in Greensburg on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022.

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Greensburg Salem trumpet player Jacob Derek warms up prior to the start of the annual Halloween Parade at Lynch Field in Greensburg on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022.

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People take part in the annual Halloween Parade at Lynch Field in Greensburg on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022.

Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review

Members of the Greensburg Salem marching band perform during the annual Halloween Parade at Lynch Field in Greensburg on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022.

Halloween kicked off early for many youngsters throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley.

Preschoolers were on parade Monday morning during a Halloween trick-or-treat outing in Allegheny Township.

More than 75 students from the PreK Counts program at Appleseed Learning Center lined up to show off their costumes and receive treats from various businesses in Kiski Plaza.

Right now: Preschoolers on Halloween ????parade outside Appleseed Learning Center in Allegheny Township. ⁦@VNDNews⁩ ⁦@TribLIVE⁩ pic.twitter.com/lVEgHfpyXe

— Joyce Hanz (@hanz_joyce) October 31, 2022

Costumes included witches, Buzz Lightyear, Spider-Man, an elephant, a unicorn and Disney princesses.

Appleseed is a private, state-licensed nursery school and child care center serving the Leechburg and Kiski areas.

Students from Highlands Elementary School in Harrison participated in the annual schoolwide Halloween parade through downtown Tarentum.

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Joyce Hanz | Tribune-Review

Students and staff from Highlands Elementary School participate in the annual Halloween parade Monday through Tarentum.

Spectators lined up along Sixth Avenue and Corbet Street and included parents and grandparents snapping pictures of students and staff in a variety of costumes — from dinosaurs, Harry Potter, aliens and cowboys to witches, a campfire and a box of crayons.

About the Writers

Joyce Hanz is a native of Charleston, S.C. and is a features reporter covering the Pittsburgh region. She majored in media arts and graduated from the University of South Carolina. She can be reached at jhanz@triblive.com

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