Overcast gray skies couldn’t dampen the celebrating on April 25 when Canyon Charter School held its 116th annual Fiesta and Silent Auction.’The campus was magically transformed into a carnival setting offering fun for everyone, especially kids. ’We’ve spent $165 on tickets so far because we’re trying to win the giant teddy bear,’ said third-grader Sarah Traenkle, while her friend, Arielle Cohen, played with her candy necklace and commented, ‘Even the string is edible.’ They didn’t get the bear, but Traenkle did win two home-baked cakes. First-grader Owen Stuart immediately tossed a red ring onto a coke bottle, earning enough tickets for two stuffed animals.’His dad Steven said, ‘The guy running the booth was in shock.” Fourth-grader Chase Breiten lives near Canyon, but attends Village School. ‘I always come because it’s a blast,’ he said. Fiesta also provides plenty of community service opportunities for Canyon alumni. Palisades High sophomore Warner Hiatt, who was doling out prizes, noted that ‘This was my school and I used to play on this yard.” Lucky second-grader Wolf Benderson won the big raffle prize: ‘Principal for a Day.’ He asked his mom, Kerry, ‘What am I going to do?’ She replied, ‘Run the school for a day.”
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