Biloxi veterans host fifth graders for trunk-or-treat
Residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Biloxi welcomed Anniston Elementary fifth graders for trunk-or-treat, then held a costume contest of their own.
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Residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Biloxi spent Halloween with two crowds, WLOX reported. They hosted fifth graders from Anniston Elementary for trunk-or-treat, then held a costume contest among themselves.
The home sits on the Mississippi coast, and the day was a visit plus a contest. The station's account is those two events, not a claim about every classroom in the district.
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At the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Biloxi, Mississippi, veterans got ready for Halloween twice. First they hosted fifth graders from Anniston Elementary for trunk-or-treat, where children go from car to car for candy and the trunks are decorated. Then the residents held a costume contest of their own. A retirement home is a place where people who served in the military can live. The students came to them, and the veterans also dressed up for each other. It was one school's visit and one contest, a Halloween shared between children and older neighbors who served.
- What makes a trunk-or-treat different from walking door to door?
- Why might veterans enjoy a visit from a class?
- What costume could someone make from things already in a classroom?
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