WAITSBURG - The WHS gymnasium was quite literally the most "hop­ping" place in town last week. On the afternoon of Feb. 26, Waitsburg el­ementary students filled the court -- jumping, shooting, swiveling and twirling, to raise funds for the American Heart Association (AHA) as part of the annual Hoops for Heart fundraiser. "Our goal was to raise $2,500 said Event Coordinator and First Grade Teacher Dinah Lind­sey. "We ended up raising $3,320.30!"

Preparation for the event began with a "kick off" assembly on February 13. Some members of the ju­nior and senior high school classes wrote and perfor...