Okay, the numbers are finally in!! Spook ’07 was a HUGE success and, after all is said and done, a record total of $11,400.00 was raised!! Thank you to the students and families of Wilder-Waite for making Spook a fun and profitable night! Great Job Wilder-Waite!

There are several divisions of Spook. Below is a quick breakdown of Spook, and how much money each division brings in during Spook.

Main Raffle--$5,457.00, Booth Ticket Sales--$2,610.00, Silent Auction--$1,864.00, Kitchen--$1,333.00, Class Basket Raffle--$1,226.00

The total amount raised during Spook was $12,490.00, and after the Spook bills were paid, we were left with a record profit of $11,400.00!!

I would like to take this opportunity to recap some of the highlights of Spook this year.

Raffle Ticket Sales: The 3^rd-5^th Grade classes were grouped into teams this year, for Raffle Ticket Sales. Team names are as follows:

5C—Team Gruesome Green, 5M—Team Blue Beasts, 4K—Team Terrifying Teal, 4S—Team Purple Phantom, 3F—Team Black Cat, 3P—Team Oozing Orange, K-2^nd—Team Little Monsters

The top selling class was Mrs. Pavlik’s Oozing Orange Team, who sold a class total of 1,438 tickets. Oozing Orange won an ice cream and donut & cider class party, which took place on Tuesday, November 6^th. They rocked out to the High School Musical Soundtrack while enjoying their well deserved treats!!

The top selling student was Team Oozing Orange’s Valerie Rosborough, who sold an amazing 479 tickets! Valerie won a $25 Gift Card to Toy’s R Us, a $5 Gift Card to McDonald’s, 8 passes to Kartville and 4 free ice cream cones from Jane’s Ice Box.

The top selling 5^th Grader was Team Blue Beasts Bethany Irving, with 103 tickets; top selling 4^th Grader was Team Terrifying Teal’s Carissa Raymond with 349 tickets; top selling 3^rd Grader was Team Oozing Orange’s Dylan Kneer with 190 tickets, and the top selling K-2^nd Grader was Team Little Monsters Kindergartener Kamy Rohn with 105 tickets. Each of these students won a $15 Gift Card to Toy’s R Us, 4 passes to Kartville, a $5 Gift Card to McDonald’s and 4 free ice cream cones from Jane’s Ice Box.

Congratulations to our top winners and to everyone who participated in the Spook Raffle Ticket Sales!

Our 4^th Annual Pumpkin Painting Contest was held during Spook Week. There were 17 terribly creative painted pumpkin entries to choose from. The staff and students of Wilder-Waite placed their votes for the top 6, the results are as follows:

1^st Place—Large Black Widow Spider by Reid, Broc & Jillian Jockish; 2^nd Place—Haunted House by Cullen Bates; 3^rd Place—Butterfly by Morgan Bates; 4^th Place—Spaghetti & Meatballs by Hunter & Kamy Rohn; 5^th Place—Pokeball by Colin & Laramie Scanlon; and 6^th Place—The Swanson’s by Emilie & Anna Olmsted. They have each won a free dessert from TGI Friday’s. Great job and congratulations!!

Going once, going twice, SOLD! Our Silent Auction items were donated by local businesses and Wilder-Waite families. Listed below are the winners of the Silent Auction Items:

Maui Jim Package—Chris DeBernardi

Enchanted Florist Gift Set—Katrina Duckworth

Golf Package—Rhonda Bessert

Chicago Aquarium/Museum Pkg.—Rhonda Bessert

Fluff Gift Set—Mandy Ellis

Family Night In Package—Diane Kneer

Peoria Rivermen Package—Doug & Jayme Cekander

Panera Bagels for a Year—Bart Preston

Culver’s Ice Cream for a Year—Gayle Callahan

Rainbow Play Systems Party—Gayle Callahan

Peoria Chiefs Package—Ana K. Champion

Christian Center Sports Registration—Gayle Callahan

St. Louis Cardinals Game Tickets—Mary Bennyhoff

Buffalo Wild Wing Party for 8—Diane Kneer

Smile Design Center ZOOM whitening—Annie Pavlik

Mad Science Harry Potter Party—Kristi Bauer

Parents Night Out Package—Gayle Callahan

Gold’s Gym Membership—Linda Thomas

YMCA Membership—Christine Ross

Talbots Sweater—Lisa Vilatte

Regis Hair Care Package—Tonya Qualls

Arbonne Travel Pack—Cecilia Rieker

Lia Sophia Necklace & Bracelet—Jordyn Kneer

Furtatious Purse by B’s Purses—Mary Bennyhoff

JumpStart Gymnastics Package—Bart Preston

Illinois Bsktbll./Buffalo Wild Wings Pkg.—Rod Taylor

Finishing Touches Fall Wreath—Nancy Knoll

Southern Living Package—Jayme Cekander

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Silent Auction, and congratulations to all of the winners. Great job raising $1,864.00!!

I would also like to thank everyone who purchased Class Basket Raffle Tickets as well!! Our Class Basket Raffle Raised $1,226.00!!

If you are wondering how the money raised during Spook ’07, will be spent, please take some time out of your schedule to come to our November PTO meeting on Tuesday, November 27^th at 7:00pm, in the cafeteria.

Our Main Raffle is always a HUGE part of Spook. It is our biggest division and brought in $5,457.00 this year. These prizes were donated by local businesses and Wilder-Waite families. Ticket printing was donated by the Better Banks. The Main Raffle Winners are:

Nelson Chiropractic Pkg.—Caleb Ingles

Maui Jim Sunglasses—Scott Fisher

Super Suppers Party—Chris & Rhonda Bessert

Rainbow Play Systems Party—Paul Bullock

Merle Norman Skin Care Pkg.—Susan Jasinski

National City Items—Gwen Padwayski

Anecdotes Gift Card—Emmanuel Manias

Armband Radio—Amira Frazier

Cedar Hills Feed & Supply Gift Card—Betty Georgieff

Rave Movie Passes—Margy Stewart

Children’s Discovery Museum Passes—Robert Miller

Avanti’s Gift Card—Litza Ritter

Inkjet Printer from Klaus Radio—Rob

Lakeview Museum Membership—Katy Brooks

Magic House Passes—Matt Plum

Curves for Women Membership—Robin Raymond

Rocky Mtn. Chocolate Gift Card—Sandra Manias

½ Dozen Roses from Georgette’s—Rachel Hopper

Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream—Lilly Kattom

Peoria Tire & Vulc. oil change—Seema Yedavalli

Firehouse Pizza—Nancy Knoll

Scissors for Hair—Kalena Lagouros

Cranium Triple Triumph Game—Kathryn Brix

Children’s Discovery Museum—Daryl Ashbacher

Peoria Palace Roller Rink Passes—Steve Rieker

Peoria Palace Roller Rink Passes—Bruce Frazier

Peoria Palace Roller Rink Passes—Tim Besler

Godfather’s Pizza—Ben Gonzalez

Owen’s Center Ice Skating Passes—Karina Champion

Soccer ball from 4Kicks—Amy Rosborough

Re-Paintable Car Shape—Juliann M. Fox

Re-Paintable Cat Shape—Brian DeMoss

Re-Paintable Dog Shape—Holly Clarke

RiverPlex Passes—Taylor Hoerr

Cranium Whoonu Game—Valerie Rosborough

Natural Concepts Haircut—Jeff Pagel

Papa Murphy’s Pizza—Bellamy Family

Papa Murphy’s Pizza—Payne Family

Papa Murphy’s Pizza—Anette Brown

Papa Murphy’s Pizza—Matt Schultz

Baker’s Square Pie—Jeanette Akright

Baker’s Square Pie—Mary Willi

Baker’s Square Pie—Robin Strange

Mt. Hawley Bowl passes—Payne Family

Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake—Jerith Gunther

Wilder-Waite youth tee shirt—Guy Adams

Dunlap Eagles football jersey—Cheryl Kaiser

Rohn Products Package—Bill Gassman

Teddy, Set, Go! Teddy Bear—Payne Family

Beyond Nails Manicure—Terri McWilliams

Dental Gift Basket by Reulas Dentistry—Caleb Ingles

Snowman Necklace by M&M Designs—Teri Layman

Arbonne Crème—Linda McClain

Fired Up Gift Set—Shelly Nolan

Earrings from Pettit Jewelry—Chaz Ruppman

Jeffrey Alans Gift Set—Brian DeMoss

Another division of Spook, and one of my very favorites, is the Kitchen. The Spook Kitchen brought in $1,333.00 this year!! Thank you to everyone who “dined in” at the Spook Kitchen. I hope that you enjoyed your dinner and some Sweet Shoppe treats as well!

I would like to thank everyone who purchased Booth Tickets during the night of Spook, to play the carnival games and visit the Spook House! Just by purchasing Booth Tickets, our school raised $2,610.00!!

Below is a list of just a few, of the hundreds, of people who helped to make Spook ’07 a great night for everyone:

Christine Finley

Christine Troglio

Lara Metzger

Heather St. Amour

Jenny Alcenius

Brandy Powell

Kim Klein

Ashley Flanagan

Theresa Zowin

Amy Windsor

Teri Boedecker

Diane Haywood

Amy Irving

Chris & Rhonda Bessert

Michelle Graber

Shelly O’Toole

Wendy Wirth

Kathy Smigiel

Krista Hoerr

Girl Scout Troop #4642

Josh Bird

Julie Ashbacher

Mary Bennyhoff

Shelly Densberger

Nicole Devlin

Mary Erickson

Kiran & Jamie Mohare

Flo Olmsted

Steve Rieker

Tim Rohn

Todd Jefferson

Riaz & Faryal Shah

Tammy Browning

It would be almost impossible for me to name all of those who helped with Spook, so, to everyone who donated candy, to everyone who donated to the class baskets, to everyone who volunteered their time to work a Spook shift, to everyone who bought or sold raffle tickets, and to everyone who supported Spook in any way, please know that Spook is what it is because of you.

I would like to take this opportunity to say, to the students, families and faculty of Wilder-Waite, that I have had the very best time serving as the Coordinator of Spook ’07. I was able to dust off and brush up on my communication skills and organizational skills. While it was a lot of hard work, for every stressful moment, there were ten great moments.

I have been humbled many times over the past few months at the generosity of local businesses; but mainly by the pride and generosity of the Wilder-Waite students, families and faculty. I am proud that I was a part of Spook ’07 and grateful for the opportunity to help. I hope that everyone had a great time during Spook ’07! It was my pleasure to work with you!

Thank you!

Malisa Rohn