New Mexico Tech Students, Staff Compete in Costume Contest

Oct. 31, 2022

Multiple events, including Monster Mash and pumpkin carving, mark Halloween Weekend

Spirit Voodoo
Mariam Koanda delights as “Spirit Voodoo” in the student Halloween costume contest.

SOCORRO, N.M. – Displaying their creative flair, New Mexico Tech students, faculty, and staff competed in the annual Halloween Costume Contest Oct. 28, 2022, held in the Fidel Center Atrium. The Center for Student Leadership and Engagement sponsored the competition, drawing everything from Disney characters to scary serial killers to pop culture phenoms and scenes from popular movies.

Spongebob's Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
Straight from the “Spongebob” set, Jaden Keener as Mermaid Man and Jackson Vaughn Furr as Barnacle Boy display their teamwork.

According to Michael Voegerl, director of Center of Student Leadership and Engagement and International Programs coordinator, the costume contest brought out “full-on Tech uniqueness at its best.” 

Tinkerbell
Natasha Schaal-Davis stars as “Tinkerbell” in the student Halloween costume contest.

Other Halloween-themed events at New Mexico Tech include a pumpkin carving contest with the theme, “Stranger Things,” scary decor and menu selections in NMT Dining, and the annual Monster Mash Bash Oct. 29 featuring music, food, trunk or treat, and arts and crafts activities.

Costume contest winners:

Students:

1. Link from Zelda - Patrick Duane

2. Chainsaw Man - Xander Jones

3. Barnacle Boy and Mermaid Man - Jackson Vaughn Furr and Jaden Keener

Staff:

1. Alice in Wonderland - Performing Arts Staff

2. Bern das Brot (Bread) - Taylor Dotson

3. Hocus Pocus Babes - Residential Life Staff

Chainsaw Man
New Mexico Tech student Xander Jones shows off an original “Chainsaw Man” costume.

 

Bernd das Brot
Competing in the costume contest as “Bernd das Brot,” a German cartoon loaf of bread, is faculty member Taylor Dotson.
Hocus Pocus Babes
Staff members from the Office of Residential Life compete as “Hocus Pocus Babes.” Left to right: Valerie Thomas, Tyler Melvin, Koreen Kerfoot, Allison Colvin, Marianna Cheromiah, and Austin Maxwell.