ANDREW MILLER staff St. Stan’s students Emma Denby (l-r), 10, Bridget LaPlante, 12, Rachel Erla, 7, and Alexa Coto, 8, laugh off some of the scares during a haunted hayride Friday on the grounds of the Sayreville school. The event kicked off the annual St. Stan’s Oktoberfest. Festivities continued the following day.