Boonville HS Trapshoot Team in Need of Halloween Decorations

I’ll be completely honest, I’m not quite ready for summer to end. I adore pool days, water parks, and rocking shorts and t-shirts. But then again, Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. I’m not the type to start decorating in September, but we’ve already started planning our family costumes, and guess what? We’re going as Peter Pan! I’m on the hunt for some green tights to complete the look. Scary, right?

Even though I’m a Halloween fan, I’m not really into the jump scares. But I know a lot of people are. In fact, one local organization uses its haunted trail as a fundraiser.

What is Trapshooting?

A few years back, Boonville High School started a Trapshooting Team to promote safe gun ownership and open an additional avenue to earn college scholarships. According to shootata.com, "Trapshooting is a specific form of clay target shooting. Trapshooting is a game of movement, action and split-second timing. It requires the accuracy and skill to repeatedly aim, fire and break the 4 1/4 inch disc which are hurled through the air at a speed of 42mph, simulating the flight path of a bird fleeing a hunter."

BHS Trapshoot Team Needs Scary Halloween Decor

The team needs funds for ammo, travel, uniforms, and other expenses, so they host various fundraisers throughout the year. One of their big events is a haunted trail, which my friend and colleague Travis Sams has written about before—it looks like a scary good time.

This year, though, they’re facing a bit of a challenge. Last year’s haunted trail decorations were destroyed by weather, so the team is asking the community for help. If you have spooky/scary outdoor Halloween decorations to donate, you can drop them off at the Izaak Walton League Conservation Club at 4266 S Bethany Church Rd, Boonville. And if you prefer to contribute financially, businesses and individuals are welcome to make monetary donations so the team can buy new decorations.

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LOOK: How Halloween has changed in the past 100 years

Stacker compiled a list of ways that Halloween has changed over the last 100 years, from how we celebrate it on the day to the costumes we wear trick-or-treating. We’ve included events, inventions, and trends that changed the ways that Halloween was celebrated over time. Many of these traditions were phased out over time. But just like fake blood in a carpet, every bit of Halloween’s history left an impression we can see traces of today.

Gallery Credit: Brit McGinnis