Hillcrest students rewarded for fundraising

Records were broken during the school’s Parent Teacher Association’s fall fundraiser. The students sold about $39,000 worth of items from a fundraising catalog, surpassing the goal by thousands of dollars.

Hillcrest Elementary School first-grade student Trevor Jones exits a limo after a ride last year, a reward for selling at least 20 items in the Parent Teacher Association fall fundraiser. Records were broken during the school’s Parent Teacher Association’s fall fundraiser. The students sold about $39,000 worth of items from a fundraising catalog, surpassing the goal by thousands of dollars. Students selling 20 items were rewarded with a limo ride with their principal, paid for by the PTA. Students selling 25 items got to bring a friend along. The PTA rewarded 62 students, sending out groups of about 13 at a time. The PTA is also rewarding the entire school with an IMAX 3-D viewing of movies. After expenses, the PTA raised a total of $16,506.