Temple haunted house raises money to give high school seniors a trip to remember

TEMPLE, Okla. (KSWO) - As the sun sets in Temple, the doors to Hills Wicked Warehouse open.

"Me and my wife love Halloween, decorating our house, and we accumulated so much decoration we decided, let's build a haunted house," said Hunter Hill, attraction owner.

Both Hill and his wife work for Temple Public Schools and said whatever money doesn't go toward operation, is donated to the Temple seniors' class trip.

"Most of these kids in Temple, they don't get to travel, they don't get to do things, and we thought it would be cool to spend some money and send them somewhere they've never been," Hill said.

The most recent donation was a condo in South Padre Island for the class of 2024.

"We are so grateful," said recent graduate Gracie Gonzalez. "I never thought we would actually get to do something like this."

"All that work they did in this haunted house. All those hours they put in on the weekends," Hill said. "They were like, 'This is worth it'.

However, this haunted house does more than provide for the seniors. It provides something for the entire community.

"Nothing really big happens around Temple, so it was actually pretty exciting to see other people from towns such as Lawton or Wichita to come to our little town to see what we've built and done," Gonzalez said.

And those who are graduating next year, jumped at the opportunity to be a part of the fun.

"Once we found out they went to south padre, all of us seniors really wanted to do that," said Kamryn McCracken, a current senior. "Even if we didn't get to go anywhere, it's a fun experience. Making a lot of memories with our friends.

The haunted house will be open every weekend of October from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. and cost $15 a person.

On Halloween night, they will also have a sensory free time for those with special needs to come out and play games.

" We're not really in it for making tons of money, we're in it to help our seniors, help our kids get excited about something."