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The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

Day of the Dead has continued to be overshadowed by Halloween. Corporate companies have taken over the much smaller cultural holiday.

Day of the Dead and its cultural importance

Lexi Amaro, Staff Reporter November 1, 2021

Halloween has long since lost its purpose. While some may enjoy the feeling of potential death and premature demise, those who value our lives, and not to mention our sanity, may not find your average...

A recreation of Pandora's Box shows different fears "escaping.''

“If you fall down you are going to die.”

Reagan Reynolds, Staffer November 1, 2021

As Halloween night creeps forward, fears begin to heighten. However these feelings of fear are felt year-round with Perry students. When asked what phobias they have, here are some students' responses.  Gage...

"Halloween Kills" was released on October 15, 2021 and is filled with gory situations. It is still in movie theaters across the valley.

“Halloween Kills” begins where 2018 “Halloween” ended.

Vanessa Coracides, Staff Reporter October 22, 2021

In David Gordon Green’s “Halloween Kills”, Jamie Lee Curtis returns to the big screen with other well-known actresses like Kyle Richards and Judy Greer to continue the story of Michael Myers’ murderous...

With the feeling of fall in the air, various stores have shifted to fit the aesthetic, specifically Trader Joes has released their fall themed food options. Nadine does an in-depth analysis on these food items on Instagram @phsprecedent on the new IGTV series 'Let's Talk About Food with Nadine'. She covered the Apple Pie, the Pumpkin Spice Cookies, and the Apple Cider Cookies.

Fall food back in season at Trader Joe’s

Nadine Loureiro, Editor-in-Chief October 31, 2020

It is that time of the year where the Arizona sun begins to dim earlier, the leaves turn into shades of red and yellow, and the holiday traditions come out of hibernation. One of the most prominent indicators...

Highschool student, Ryan Cogley, looks for popular Halloween costumes, at a Spirit Halloween Store.

Top 5 Halloween costumes of 2020

Logan Cogley, Staff Reporter October 30, 2020

The presence of Coronavirus has already affected much of this year, and Spooky Season is no exception. Despite this, people are continuing to celebrate Halloween, by dressing up in exciting, spooky costumes....

Cameron Jerger, David Doan, Jeremiah Bovell, Ethan Hickman and Matthew Barlow working through a corn maze. Special Education students were kicking off the fall season at Vertuccio Farms.

Special education celebrating fall during COVID-19 pandemic

Saydria Ostler, Staff Reporter October 30, 2020

As Halloween and fall time are approaching, Special Education is gearing up to celebrate fun holidays and traditions. One way special education is celebrating Halloween this year is with a costume party....

Man under the bed with pale blue eyes, face dripping blood. Drawing by Mikaela Henricksen.

Don’t look under the bed

Lauren Ludwig, Staff Reporter October 30, 2020

3 am. Commonly associated with silent ghosts, creepy clowns, and ill-intentioned demons. You don’t believe in such things, haven’t since you were a kid. The paranormal doesn’t normally scare you,...

Trick or treating and spooky decorations are some of the reasons why Halloween is a great holiday. .

Halloween outranks all other holidays for variety of reasons

Dayton Jones, Sports Editor October 29, 2020

Halloween is considerably one of the best holidays out there. No stress of having to get people gifts or having to keep a secret from your children about who is actually bringing the Easter basket. Parents...

The killers cannot wait for the scares of this movie at the theatre . They await a good scare.

Top five Halloween movies to give you spine-chilling horror

Braden Toth, Staff Reporter October 29, 2020

Horror movies and the general month of October along with Halloween synergize well with each other. Some movies go well with the spooky season, there will be spoilers for these movies mention, you were...

Pumpkins are a Halloween classic, but this year bodes ill for gatherings

Halloween: nightmare on every street

Tyler Blandin, Staff Reporter October 29, 2020

With Halloween on the horizon, it is time everyone is reminded how overrated this spooky season really is. In looking forward to the celebrations, people seem to have forgotten what a hassle the holiday...

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