By Sydney Simpson – Staff Reporter

Sophomore Class President Eva Carroll has organized a Fright Haven fundraiser for the Class of 2022, which began on September 24. 

For the general public, tickets to the Fright Haven venue cost $30. However, for students at Jonathan Law High School, tickets will be offered at a price of $20, providing them with a $10 discount. 

“I’m very confident that this idea is going to pay off,” Carroll said. “Fright Haven is an entertaining and social thing, so people will buy tickets in groups which will result in a greater profit for our school.”

For each ticket sold, the sophomore class will receive $5 in profit, while Fright Haven takes the remaining $15. 

The money is set to go towards the Class of 2022’s Ring Banquet, to help make prices lower for students to attend. 

“They have a lot of activities there and from what I understand it’s supposed to be a real top notch production,” said Sophomore Class Advisor Mr. Boynton. “I’m hoping that we can get the interest of our students here and their families, and if we do, then it will be successful.”

Fright Haven has recently moved from a small venue in Milford over to a larger one in Stratford, located on 411 Barnum Avenue Cutoff, in Stratford, CT. 

“Everyone in our grade loves Fright Haven, lots of people that I know go every year at least once,” Sophomore Class Vice President Hailey Boyle said. “That’s how I’m confident that this will be a really relevant and successful fundraiser for our class.”

When people buy a ticket to Fright Haven, they can be involved in something fun while helping out the sophomore class. This is a timely and interesting fundraiser, which makes it stand out from others. 

“I hope it inspires other classes to think about doing something more than just shake the can at stop and shop,” Jonathan Law Principal Mr. Thompson said. “Maybe more interactive fundraisers like this can make more money for classes, which is what it’s all about.”

Traditional fundraisers such as shake the can do make money, but people don’t get anything in return. That is what makes this fundraiser unique, people can purchase a ticket for something fun and entertaining while still supporting the sophomore class. 

This idea was carried out through Boynton, who was originally approached with it by Carroll and Jonathan Law math teacher Ms. Loch. They got the idea at the Oyster Festival over the summer, when a representative from Fright Haven proposed the fundraiser idea to the Law Volleyball tent. 

The volleyball team, being in the midst of fundraisers already, didn’t need it, so Carroll took it upon herself to propose the idea to Boynton, who called Fright Haven to get it set up. The company then sent tickets to the school featuring the Jonathan Law logo for the sophomore class officers to begin selling. 

“It’s something for people to do to get pumped up for Halloween,” said sophomore Cydney Galasso. “I think it’s a very creative idea.”

As of now, there is no set end date for the fundraiser. Tickets will be sold for as long as Fright Haven is open this year.