“Ok! Is there anyone here who would like his or her photograph taken? I’m going to hold the camera up and point it, and count to three. When I get to three, I’m going to take a picture. 1…2…3.” Mr. Edwards makes sure not only his students are ready, but that the ghosts are smiling too.

Do you believe in ghosts? Just in time for Halloween, I managed to dig deep and get some pictures of ghosts present on our old school property. Surprised?

Mr. Edwards has been in the Lower Merion School District for twenty-three years, and at Harriton for seventeen. With a passion for photography and ghost stories, he has captured many ghostly images around the school and other various places in Philadelphia.

As a previous director of the theatre company for seven years, Mr. Edwards and his sacred Cannon Powershot Digital, captured “Casper the Angry Ghost,” backstage of the old auditorium, during the last production in the old building. If you examine the photo closely, you can see the exit signs to the outside, and the bright light coming through the art room doors. The biggest uncertainty about this photo is how the natural light was able to appear a little bit above the curtain, if the curtain was very much in front of the art room. However, if you look closely at the white light in the rotated version of the picture, you can see two eyes, a nose and a mouth.

The second photo was taken from the back of the auditorium. When Mr. Edwards took the picture, he noticed that a figure emerge, seated downstage center. (on the edge of center stage) The figures’ legs are hanging over the edge of the stage and many people tend to believe that the figure also appears to be waving its right arm.

Another one of his photos in which balls of light arise, was taken in the auditorium as well. If you zoom in you can see tiny circles around the picture. This picture has caused much controversy on how it’s possible for the light balls to naturally exist in the picture.

Is Harriton haunted? If you are interested in hearing some other ghost stories or have something interesting of your own to share, feel free swing by Mr. Edwards’ room, 238, at any point during the year.