First Annual Haunted Halloween Trail October 28, 2005

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First Annual Haunted Halloween TrailOctober 28,
2005

• Sponsored by
• Department of Biological Sciences - Frank Moore,
  Chair
• USM Roots Shoots - Sherry Herron, Advisor
• Shelia Hendry, Co-advisor
• Biological Sciences Learning Center - Aimee Lee,
  Coordinator

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UAC Halloween Carnival Booth provided exposure
and directions

• Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches
• Skeleton paper dolls

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UAC Halloween Carnival Booth
Angela Wisely
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The 13 Stages of Fright!BSC Learning Center

• Chris Cagle, President
• Crystie Baker, Vice President
• Anne Gallagher, Treasurer
• Patrick Sanchez, Secretary
• Brittain Heindl, Stephanie Napier, Emily Womack,
  Brooke Wheeler

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1. Entrance Mural

• Revealing the creatures that once inhabited the
  earth and sea.

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2. Invertebrates

• Explaining the physiology, diversity, and
  evolutionary adaptations of lifes smaller
  animals.
• Also dispelling myths about these creatures.
• Treats spider rings

Angel Craig
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3. Cell Display

• Revealing the smallest
• components of Life.

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4. Vertebrates

• Hands-on interaction with interesting reptiles
  and amphibians.

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5. Seeing Through Touch
Renee Thacker

• Using the rest of the senses to describe what
  cannot be seen.
• Treats raisins

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6. Bacterial Cell Growth

• Teaching about lifes microscopic boogiemen.
• Sanitary wipes for treats!

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7. Fiends and Friends Venomous and Nonvenomous
snakes. Treats eyeball erasers and rubber snakes!
Crystie Baker leads the way!
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8. Marine Exhibit

• The diversity of the ocean and the creatures
  within.
• Treats goldfish!

Emily Womack
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9. Mad Scientists Laboratory

• The magic of energy, and the shock of science.

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10. Prehistoric Monster

• Close encounter with the Basilosaurus cetoides.

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11. Lightning

• The steadfast skeleton of a mighty wrangler.
• Treat Juicy juice!

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• Mallory Blakeslee and Anne Gallagher, our lovely
  nature fairies, led the way.

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12. Pet Cemetery

• Showing the diversity of various vertebrate
  skeletons.

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13. Pumpkin Patch

• Jack-o-lantern Dissection see pumpkin entrails
  under a microscope!
• Candy corn treats.

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An Invaluable Experience

• Microscope work
• The fat-tailed gecko

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An Invaluable Experience
Brittain Heindl, our mad scientist!
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Roots Shoots and the Community

• Treat bags at exit contained sunflower seeds and
  toothpaste! Approximately 200 visitors, many of
  whom were parents with children, enjoyed the
  experience.

Michael Sellers Kristy Fortenberry served as
trail leaders
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THANK YOU!

• Creepy thanks to lots of helpers, including
• Dr. Sheila Hendry's students who worked at the
  entrance
• Russ Cullinane and Felipe Kerschbaum who worked
  at the scary exit
• Ryan Caillouet, the ape
• Jennifer, the dead prom queen
• Patrick Sanchez and Brooke Wheeler, pumpkin
  carvers and
• Alison Clark, the undertaker.

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The End!

• Next year we hope to have sponsors for each
  individual exhibit and improve in many ways.
• We also hope that now we have established
  ourselves as a group and our event in the
  community so that next year can be even more
  successful!