Winners, prizes and anticipation

We are thrilled to announce that the fall fundraising sale was a whopping success. You and your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers helped us raise more than $11,500 by buying wrapping paper, gifts, jewelry and cookie dough. Thank you!
With proceeds from the sale, the PTA will fund assemblies, field trips, social events and more. And because we sold so much, BMX bike champion Matt Wilhelm is scheduled to visit on May 23 to demonstrate his trick riding and give a motivational talk.
Students who sold items had the opportunity to win a range of prizes for themselves, their class and their teachers. And now that you have your items, we can start announcing the prize winners.
So, without further ado (drum roll, please) ...

• The top-selling classrooms, each winning a popsicle party are Mrs. Ouellette's fourth grade, which sold $2,387, and Mrs. Bischoff's third grade, which tallied $1,957 in sales.
• The teacher of the top-selling classroom, Mrs. Ouellette, receives a gift basket of goodies from Great American Opportunity, the new vendor for this year's sale.
• The class with the highest level of student participation is Mrs. Fitzgerald's fifth grade, where 68 percent of students sold items. For their efforts, the class will get to duct-tape a Brookdale staff member to the wall before an assembly.
• The top-selling student is Jake N. of Mrs. Iwinski's first grade. He wins a bunch of really cool stuff. He'll get to sit in the front row when BMX bike champion Matt Wilhelm comes to school in May. He'll get to have his picture taken with the X Games gold medalist, and he'll get an autographed photo of the stunt biker. Finally, he'll have a $50 gift certificate to spend at Target.

Congratulations to everyone, and keep watching for more winners!