The school raised $5,800 for its annual Jump for Fun fundraiser March 18.
By
Amanda Sebastiano
| 12:49 p.m. March 18, 2016
East County
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Brandi Carter was no novice jump roper.
"Watch this," Carter said to her friends. "I can jump over two ropes. Double dutch is my thing."
Carter and the rest of William H. Bashaw Elementary spent March 18 jumping rope in the parking lot as part of the school's annual fundraiser, Jump for Fun. The fundraiser is the biggest one the school hosts each year.
Students asked relatives and friends for donations, which benefit the fine arts programs at Bashaw, such as music, art and technology. Teachers of those subjects will decide how to spend the funds students collected.
Event Coordinator Alison Kendzior said Bashaw students raised $5,800, which is about the same as last year.
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Second-grader Samantha Berry jumps as high as she can.
Second-graders Madison Bryant, Arianna Price and Dereon Lovette have been best friends since they were babies, they said.
Lisa Aguitera, Kai Gill and Isai Palacios take a break from jumping rope.
Jelberto Ortunu jumped rope for at least 15 seconds.
Emery Houston said he's a skilled jump roper.
Jaelah Alexander and Alexis Huffstutler share laughs and a jump rope.
Brandi Carter prefers double dutch jump roping, which allows the participants to jump over two jump ropes.
Nicholas Cinelli enjoys a morning outside.
Fifth-grader Raney Rhyne dances to the "Cupid Shuffle."
Isaiah Mangual focuses on jumping rope.
Jump for Fun is Izabella White, Irene Salmeron and Kayten Brinn's favorite school fundraiser of the year.
Luis Gil, Tamiah Mathews, Bella Dreier, Cameron Holdins and Marilyn Ebai goof around during the event.
Mea Adkins holds the jump rope while she jumps as high as she can.
Zack Tompkins, a third-grader, shows off his jump rope skills.
