{"id":490420,"date":"2026-10-09T14:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/490420\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:24:08","slug":"orange-county-school-of-the-arts-students-scare-up-spooky-creations-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/490420\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County School of the Arts students scare up spooky creations \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charlie Brown and Winnie the Pooh were there along with a Minion, space men, and even a couple of banana splits.<\/p>\n

Students at the Orange County School of the Arts unveiled their pumpkin creations for the school\u2019s annual Painted Pumpkin Auction.<\/p>\n

\"Scarlett<\/p>\n

Scarlett Becerra holds her pumpkin titled \u201c8 Arms After Dark\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Aashni<\/p>\n

Aashni Puvvada, left, and Stella Park holds their pumpkin titled \u201cStranger Things: The Portal of the Demogorgon\u201d which they created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Ava<\/p>\n

Ava Bayan holds her pumpkin titled \u201cWelcome Great Pumpkin!\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Dylan<\/p>\n

Dylan Lechler holds his pumpkin titled \u201cDos Almas (Two Souls)\u201d which he created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Sarah<\/p>\n

Sarah Hsu holds her pumpkin titled \u201cBanana Split Pumpkins\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Erika<\/p>\n

Erika Song holds her pumpkin titled \u201cMrs. Potts and Chip\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Erin<\/p>\n

Erin Yoo holds her pumpkin titled \u201cKing Bob the Minion\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Mason<\/p>\n

Mason Mei holds his pumpkin titled \u201cPumpkin UFO: Who\u2019s Among Us?\u201d which he created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Cami<\/p>\n

Cami Choi holds her pumpkin titled \u201cFace-Masked Strawberry\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Shivani<\/p>\n

Shivani Atluri holds her pumpkin titled \u201cThe Very Hungry Caterpillar\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Evelyn<\/p>\n

Evelyn Xia holds her pumpkin titled \u201cThe Pumpkin Drummer\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Evelyn<\/p>\n

Evelyn Lee holds her pumpkin titled \u201cSushi Roll\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Riley<\/p>\n

Riley Ohara holds her pumpkin titled \u201cMaster Chef\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Josh<\/p>\n

Josh Maya holds his pumpkin titled \u201cVery Hungry Caterpillar\u201d which he created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Daniela<\/p>\n

Daniela Slyusarenko holds her pumpkin titled \u201cPonyo\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Mika<\/p>\n

Mika Zhang holds her pumpkin titled \u201cPumpkin Sundae\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Edlyn<\/p>\n

Edlyn Lozano holds her pumpkin titled \u201cBig King Toad\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Hazel<\/p>\n

Hazel Carlson holds her pumpkin titled \u201cPumpkin Pooh\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Eli<\/p>\n

Eli Han holds his pumpkin titled \u201cGlory in their Hands (World Cup Trophy)\u201d which he created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Angelyn<\/p>\n

Angelyn Pratana holds her pumpkin titled \u201cRat\u2019s Cozy Cottage\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Ivy<\/p>\n

Ivy Ren holds her pumpkin titled \u201cOctopumpkin\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Jupiter<\/p>\n

Jupiter Thompson holds her pumpkin titled \u201cGremlin \u2018Stripe\u2019\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Chloe<\/p>\n

Chloe Hur holds her pumpkin titled \u201cOnce Upon a Nightmare\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Alison<\/p>\n

Alison Chu holds her pumpkin titled \u201cNature\u2019s Little Bluey\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Scarlett Becerra holds her pumpkin titled \u201c8 Arms After Dark\u201d which she created for OCSA\u2019s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Each year, students in the school\u2019s visual arts conservatory \u2013 open to grades seven through 12 \u2013 design and construct pumpkins using a variety of mediums, including paint, clay, cardboard and glitter, for the auction, which is a fundraiser to support the program.<\/p>\n

In keeping with the Halloween theme, students drew inspiration from popular horror movies, cartoons and books.<\/p>\n

The auction opens online at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, and closes Oct. 16.<\/p>\n

It is open to the public and can be found at\u00a0ocsarts.net\/pumpkinauction<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlie Brown and Winnie the Pooh were there along with a Minion, space men, and even a couple…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,179,15,585,23,100,611,2944,338,136],"class_list":["post-490420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-community","tag-education","tag-halloween","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-photos-and-videos","tag-santa-ana","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}