The Columbus Parks and Recreation Department hosted its annual Halloween Costume Contest on Sunday at Donner Center.
Two contests were conducted, one for ages 0-5 year and one for ages 6-12. The winners were:
Age 0-5 contest
Scariest
- First: Landon Hunt, 4 years
- Second: Darwin Drucker, 2 years
- Third: Parker Straugh, 5 years
Funniest
- First: Seth Brummett, 17 months
- Second: Emma Jones, 5 years
- Third: Emmaleigh Scolley, 3 years
Prettiest
- First: Marceline Drucker, 3 years
- Second: Trishikha Ganesh, 2 years
- Third: Mithra Manikanbdan, 2 years
Most original
- First: Chloe Miller, 4 years; Grant Mitchell, 2 years; Taiytim Sharpe, 2 years; Lynnden Mitchell, 1 year
- Second: Adhitri Sethuraghavan, 5 years
- Third: Rithiksha Sivakumar, 5 years
Most adorable
- First: Revansh Sharma, 4 months
- Second: Madelyn Jones, 1 year
- Third: Daykel Phelps, 1 year
Best animated
- 1st place: Titus Roberts, 5 years
- 2nd place: Melanie Gambrel, 3 years
- 3rd place: Risa Narikiyo, 1.5 years
Best in contest
- Knolah Wilson, 1 year
- Willa Sharpe, 6 years
- Reggie Thoman, 5 years
- Chloe Miller, 3 years
- Grant Mitchell, 1 year
- Lynden Mitchell, 9 months
Ages 6-12 contest
Scariest
- First: Ananna Carr, 7 years
- Second: Claire Brummett, 7 years
- Third: Malachi Brown, 8 yrs
Funniest
- First: Asher Stidam, 8 years
- Second: Daniel Aronov, 10 years
- Third: Johnathan Aronov, 9 years
Prettiest
- First: Persays Greer, 7 years
- Second: Katelyn Pendleton, 12 years
- Third: Stephanie Reedy, 7 years
Most original
- First: Brayden Yarber, 10 years
- Second: Willa Sharpe, 7 years; Myra Sharpe, 9 years; Dezyrae Sharpe, 12 years; Delaney Miller, 10 years; Christian Miller, 11 years; Reggie Thoman, 6 years
Most frightening
- First: October Thomas, 10 years
- Second: Shannon Moore, 7 years
- Third: Clayton Pendleton, 10 years
Most creative
- First: Gavin Straugh, 11 years
- Second: Kate Russell, 12 years
- Third: Renata Montaya, 6 years
Best in contest: Hunter Straugh, 8 years