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Vol 146 , NO. 46
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Fall fun at Grant Elementar y By Shelby Horton
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rant Elementary School filled with local families as they hosted their Annual Fall Festival on Friday, Oct. 26. Children and adults came dressed in their Halloween best to enjoy food, games, and to support their local elementary school.
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Grant Elementary School’s Booster Club planned the event, helping teachers organize their booths, hire DJs, and manage ticket sales.
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“We do this to raise funds for the kids, so they can go on field trips, do activities in class, and it’s really a fun way for the community to come together supporting teachers and students,” said Jimenez, Grant Martha Elementary Booster Club President.
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Angie Silva, a volunteer, and Arihanna Herndez, Grant Elementary School Student, help run one of the many booths for the Kindergarten Class during the school’s Fall Festival on Friday, Oct. 26.
The festival featured tacos, kettle corn, and plenty of candy for students past and present. Students jumped in bounce casGrant, cont. on pg. 2
British Lord Mayor Duncan Sandys visits Bloomington High Cong ratulations to the Yellowjackets who are headed to playof fs! Pg. 2
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Lord Mayor Duncan Sandys from Westminster, England (Pictured middle and great-grandson of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill) formally invited the Bloomington High School band to participate in the 2020 London New Year’s Day Parade on Thursday, Oct. 25.
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loomington High School hosted a very special guest from across the pond on Thursday, Oct. 25. Lord Mayor Duncan Sandys from Westminster (London), England paid a visit to the school
to officially invite the Bloomington High School band to participate in the 2020 London New Year’s Day Parade! Invitations also have been extended to members of the Colton High and Grand Terrace High bands who would like to join them, BHS Band Director Victor Torres said.
Thursday’s program included a performance by the Bloomington High School band, and a formal invitation to the parade from Lord Mayor Sandys, who also is the great-grandson of famed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. London Parade founder Bob
Bone, Executive Director of Destination Events (the organization that coordinates the parade); and Gary Locke, United States Liaison with Destination Events and Associate Professor Emeritus at Riverside City College, also spoke to band members. Students Parade, cont. on next page