Centertown School holds annual fall festival

Bottom photo: Hiding from the paparazzi is Dakota Cameron. He was jailed for the minor offense of having friends who are out to get him.

The Centertown Elementary School fall festival was held Oct. 20. In the midst of crowded halls and laughing participants, the community came through for the school and its goal for the festival.

Although the exact figures aren?t in yet, the school?s principal Janie Moore thinks they reached their goal. The school was hoping to raise $20,000.

The funds will go toward the new school. The school is set to open July 2007. The last Moore heard, construction was a little ahead of schedule.

?That was wonderful news,? said Moore. ?We are extremely pleased with how things are going. The new school will be wonderful.?

With the new Centertown Elementary School nine months away from completion, school officials are thinking about what they might need.

?You know how it goes,? said Moore. ?When you move into a new place there are always things you need. We want to make sure that we have the funds to buy odds and ends.?

A computer lab is also on the list of things the school would like to buy. As of right now, the school does not have the room for a computer lab. When the new school is open, there will be room.

The festival provided 15 different types of games including toilet paper toss, putt-putt golf, darts, balloon decorating and grab bags. They also had a cake walk, an auction, a play of ?Annie,? and a history of the school by the students.

?I appreciate the community,? said Moore. ?They really came through. They always do. It?s a small community but when we need them, they are there.?

As long as the weather holds up and the construction continues as scheduled, the school will begin the school year 2007-2008 in its new location.