![Dressed up as the varsity girls’ tennis coach Katelyn Arenos, senior Kate Johnson and junior Mireya David hand out candy at West High’s annual trunk or treat event. This year, the trunk or treat was moved inside as a result of adverse weather. “As a senior, I care less about Halloween now. Teachers will bring their kids and families [to West’s Trunk or Treat], but there were fewer [this year] because they just thought it was canceled [due to the] rain. [With] Halloween, I think you care less the older you get,” Johnson said.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DSC00892-1-1200x800.jpg)
Junior Dakoda Dement is already off to a hot start this track season. He set a new school shot put record with a throw of 54 feet 7 inches at the Viktor Lopez Classic at Rice University last weekend. His throw surpassed the previous record by 6.5 inches set by Josh Bloom in 2012. Dement hopes to just keep increasing his distance as the season continues.
Dement will compete with the track team at the District Championships on April 2-3 at Pasadena. Listen to this episode of Humans of KPARK with host Cameron Minatrea.
This story was originally published on KP Times on April 1, 2025.
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