Milan High School gets into Halloween spirit with ‘Punkin Chunkin’ contest

MILAN, Tenn. — Students at Milan High School got into the Halloween spirit with a “punkin chunkin'” contest.

Students took turns chunking 5-pound pumpkins in front of the entire high school.

Three teams spent weeks making the contraptions. They included anvils, weights and even a car engine.

“I figured we would go big or go home,” student Tyler Gwara said. “We went pretty big. I didn’t know how we would get it out of the shop.”

This was the second year for the “Punkin Chunkin'” contest, and organizers said they plan to do it again.