Story and photos by EDEN STAPLES Video by ARLENE MALDONADO
Tiger Media Network
The FHSU Department of Agriculture hosted a trunk-or-treat event on Wednesday for community members and children to enjoy games, coloring, and other activities. Attendees got to explore and learn about different FHSU agriculture clubs, societies, and organizations.
FHSU Agriculture Department hosts a Trunk or Treat event for people attending to learn more about the department and give kids a fun experience. 
kid decorates a cow ear tag. 
Cows stand outside for people attending event to look at. 
Kid stands next to a height measure while posing for a photo. 
Kid throws a plastic eyeball into a cup at the Zombie Eye Toss table. 
Kid dressed as Chase from Paw Patrol draws on a small pumpkin. 
Kid throws a ring in the Pumpkin Ring Toss. 
kid dressed as a pumpkin decorates a cow ear tag. 
Kids dressed as porcupines walk into event. 
Kids grab from a large candy pile. 
Kid throws a beanbag into cups at the Candy Corn Toss table. 
Sully, dressed as a superhero, draws a Halloween themed coloring page. 
Mother measures daughter’s height on the Ag Department’s height measurer. 
Kids dressed as Rapunzel and an orange dinosaur decorate a cow ear tag. 
Kid dressed as a porcupine smiles for a photo. 
Person helping at the event tells kid instructions for the Zombie Eye Toss. 
Brynle, dressed as a princess, paints a small pumpkin and says this is her favorite part of the event. 
Delta Tau Alpha, a national agriculture honor society, provides coloring pages for members to color and listen to Halloween inspired music. 
Kid hits ball into Halloween decorated hole. 
Kid throws a ring in the Pumpkin Ring Toss. 
Cows stand outside for people attending event to look at.
Iryna McDonald, an associate professor of agronomy at FHSU and advisor to 2 stands at the event said that the event is a way to help the department connect with the community.
“We want people who live in Hays to actually know we’re here, we love to see everybody here and we want to be a part of the community,” she said.
This event also gave a good opportunity to promote the FHSU agriculture department while giving children a fun experience. Natalia Onelio, a member of Delta Tau Alpha, a national agriculture honor society, attended the event to help with the society’s coloring page table.
“This is a really good opportunity for the ag department and the community of Hays to put together an event and advertise the ag department,” Onelio said “Also, just to have some good time with kids and give kids the opportunity to have fun, play games, get some candy, and dress up.”
For the children attending, their favorite parts were varied. When asked a group of young kids what they enjoyed most, some mentioned candy and others favored coloring.