Angry Birds were among the guests at the Marquez festival.
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Many children and adults had a chance to try out their Halloween costumes early at the Marquez Halloween Festival.
This annual event, which was open to the public, was held October 20 at Marquez Elementary Charter School. Entry to the event was free, but tickets were needed for the carnival games, the haunted house and the food.
Each class sponsored a booth, such as the lollipop pull, the duck pond and graveyard golf. There were inflatables, a dunk tank and a Sports Zone Camp, filled with lots of balls and balloons.
There was something for everyone at the Marquez Halloween Carnival.
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Once again, the fifth grade created a perfectly scary haunted house – “Enter, if you dare.”
There were performances by Fancy Feet Dance Studio, the Palisades Dance Studio, Gerry Blanck’s Martial Arts Center and the Tae Ryong Taekwondo School.
There was a special performance by Palisadian singer/songwriter Matty Gottesman.
All money raised from the event will be used to support the Friends of Marquez, the parent-run nonprofit that funds supplemental educational programs to enrich the curriculum offered to all students at this elementary school.
Principal Dr. LaTanya Reeves oversees the school that is ranked in the top 5% for overall test scores for all elementary schools in California. The school is ranked in the top 10 percent for both math and reading proficiency.
Marquez fifth graders crafted a haunted house for younger students to bravely walk through.
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