Get Your Moonlight Howl Tickets!
9/29/2026 9:42 pm
Get Your Moonlight Howl Tickets!
Saturday, October 24 • 4–8pm • Free Admission
Tickets are $1 each (games, food & booths), and Haunted House wristbands are $8. Buy online in advance or at the door.
Tickets bought in advance will be available for pick-up at Will Call outside the school, October 19–23.
Prefer Zelle? Payment and pickup instructions are on the ticket page too.
A) The Moonlight Howl is a big PTA fundraiser for the school, that is—incidentally—fun! It’s a Halloween carnival that takes place on the lower yard and in the MPR, from 4–8pm on Saturday, October 24.
Q) Is this school-only?
A) It’s a community event! Tell your friends and neighbors!
Q) Can minors attend without a guardian?
A) No! All young people under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Our top priority is keeping our community safe, so we kindly ask that everybody stay off the playground structures, avoid climbing fences and buildings, and treat one another with respect.
Q) Can pets attend?
A) No! Pets are not permitted on the campus for any school or PTA events.
Q) Is it free?
A) The Moonlight Howl is free to enter, and some activities are free. Certain “booths” “cost” 2–3 tickets (i.e: face painting, tarot readings, photo booth). There’s also food! Parent volunteers will be selling drinks, HomeState tacos, and Vietnamese egg rolls, spring rolls and fried rice. Dinner items cost 5–8 tickets. And if you have a sweet tooth, stop by the bake sale booth, which will be slinging eerie treats for a few tickets. The haunted house can only be accessed by purchasing a wristband for $8—which comes with unlimited visits to this incredibly fun, incredibly popular, one-night-only experience.
Q) But how much is a ticket?!
A) A dollar!
Q) Where do I buy tickets or pick up the tickets I bought in advance?
A) You can purchase tickets now at mwpta.org. And of course you can pick up and buy tickets at the event, but BRING CASH in case—just a hunch—the Wifi isn't perfect.
Q) How many tickets should I buy?
A) We don’t know how many HomeState tacos your kids eat (those are 5–7 tickets). Or how many cupcakes you allow them (those are 1–3 tickets). Figure 10–15 tickets for activities for each child, plus food, plus a haunted house wristband for most everyone. (You don’t want to miss the haunted house, unless you’re afraid of the deep, dark bottom of the sea. Then maybe don’t buy a wristband.)
Q) Anything else about the haunted house I should know?
A) Thank you, yes. Stop by the haunted house line to request one TIMED WRISTBAND. This is a first-come-first-served way to request your specific entry time to the haunted house. Groups of 10 will be admitted at their allocated time slot. There will also be a stand-by line in case of no-shows. If you want to go in a second time, you can stand in the stand-by line.
Q) Isn’t that cool?
A) Yes.
Q) What should we wear?
A) Definitely clothes! But also—if you’d like—costumes! Per the flyer Ms. Ontiveros sent home last week, we want to create a safe and welcoming environment for everyone, so please no weapons or insensitive costumes.
Q) I want to volunteer.
A) That's not a question, but great to know! Please [save us] head to this sign-up genius for the last minute items and shifts we’re looking for.
Q) Will there be real magick?
A) Yes, mostly in the construction of the haunted house.
Q) Why didn’t you answer my question?
A) We don't have a crystal ball (yet).
Email thisisdavepaige@gmail.
See you on Saturday!
—Moonlight Howl Ghoul Squad
8/4/2026 10:57 am
Meet the PTA (Virtually) On Sep 1
The Mt. Washington Elementary PTA's first General Association meeting takes place via Google Meet at 6:15pm on Tuesday, September 1. Scan or click the QR code or use the link below to attend. Everyone is welcome, but please join the PTA in order to vote on important stuff like funding, events, and programs.
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Mindful Tech @ MWE
9/25/2025 12:00 am
After last week's PTA GA meeting ended, MWE parent Alicia Van Couvering spoke about the rise of classroom technology and its effects on the learning, safety, and privacy of students in education broadly, and at LAUSD across all grades.
In response, MWE teachers Mr. Talty (4th grade) prepared an overview of EdTech as it is currently used at MWE, which includes the platforms used by each grade level. Many thanks to Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Zelina Munoz, and Ms Graham for contributing.
To ensure that the dialogue around tech at MWE is thoughtful, informed and focused on the reality of screens at our school, Mr. Talty will also host a school-wide meeting in late October. More details to come!
We thank Alicia for starting the conversation, and are so grateful to Mr Talty, his fellow teachers, and MWE admin for their responsiveness, transparency, and willingness to inform our parents.
- Technology at MWES - prepared by MWE educators Mr Talty and Mrs Fowler
- EdTech - prepared by MWE parent Alicia Van Couvering. Sign up here to join the MWE Mindful Tech email list and what's app group.
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