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Students reach fundraising goal, throw pies in teachers’ faces

By Deseret News
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Teacher Linda Carter reacts after having pie tossed into her face. In celebration of raising more than the school's goal of $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation, students get to throw pies into the faces of their teachers Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Mont

Teacher Linda Carter reacts after having pie tossed into her face. In celebration of raising more than the school’s goal of $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation, students get to throw pies into the faces of their teachers Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Monte Vista Elementary School in South Jordan.

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Studentss enjoy watching their classmates throw pies into their teachers' faces. In celebration of raising more than the school's goal of $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation, students get to throw pies into the faces of their teachers Tuesday, June 12,

Studentss enjoy watching their classmates throw pies into their teachers’ faces. In celebration of raising more than the school’s goal of $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation, students get to throw pies into the faces of their teachers Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Monte Vista Elementary School in South Jordan.

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Jake Powell, left, pulls the pie tin away from his teacher Kerry MaKenzie's face at Monte Vista Elementary School in South Jordan in celebration of the school raising more than its goal of $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Students had the chance to

Jake Powell, left, pulls the pie tin away from his teacher Kerry MaKenzie’s face at Monte Vista Elementary School in South Jordan in celebration of the school raising more than its goal of $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Students had the chance to throw pies into the faces of their teachers Tuesday, June 12, 2012.

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Teacher Linda Carter reacts after having pie tossed into her face. In celebration of raising more than the school's goal of $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation, students get to throw pies into the faces of their teachers Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Mont
Studentss enjoy watching their classmates throw pies into their teachers' faces. In celebration of raising more than the school's goal of $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation, students get to throw pies into the faces of their teachers Tuesday, June 12,
Jake Powell, left, pulls the pie tin away from his teacher Kerry MaKenzie's face at Monte Vista Elementary School in South Jordan in celebration of the school raising more than its goal of $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Students had the chance to

SOUTH JORDAN — It was "in your face" for some elementary school teachers on Tuesday after their students reached a fundraising goal.

Students went above and beyond a fundraising goal for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Utah. They hoped to raise $10,000 but exceeded that amount, raising $13,366.

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