By Special to the Town Crier

Flower children and cats prepare to fend off ghosts, goblins and ghouls at Santa Rita PTA’s 40th annual “Witches’ Delight” Halloween Carnival scheduled 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday at the school, 700 Los Altos Ave.

Santa Rita students (left to right) Kelly Simon, Kendall Simon, Kalyn Nakana and Camryn Nakano await the “spook-tacular” kickoff for this year’s Halloween.

Carnival games include “Phantom Football,” “Mummy Fingers,” “Witch Pitch,” “Horror Hoops,” and “Ghoulfish,” a game with live goldfish for prizes. The sixth-graders’ famous Haunted House dares the stout-hearted to enter. The traditional cakewalk will give away more than 80 ghoulishly decorated cakes.

“Witches Delight” is a family event - safe and fun for preschoolers through sixth graders. It is not a fund-raiser. Admission is free and game tickets are 25 cents each.