Old timey fun at AME-PTO fall fest

Anna Maria Elementary students and teachers parade Oct. 22 with family and friends on Magnolia Avenue in Anna Maria, circling the Center of Anna Maria Island to begin the Parent-Teacher Organization Fall Festival. Islander Photo: Courtesy Meghann Bankert

AME second-graders Lily Goodier, left, and Aria Jury show off their “doll” costumes Oct. 22 at the Fall Festival. “I like the bounce houses,” said Aria. Islander Photo: Brook Morrison

Former AME students, sixth-graders Oliver Morrison-Tirpak, left and Jesse Zaccagnino pose Oct. 22 at the fall festival photo booth. Islander Photo: Brook Morrison

AME parents, students and staff disperse on the center field where games and contests await, after the costume competition at the PTO Fall Festival. Islander Photo: Brook Morrison

Spooky skeletons enjoy a film at the entrance to the AME-PTO Fall Festival Haunted House Oct. 22. “Some scares made me jump, but I wasn’t too scared,” fifth-grader Duncan Cloutier said.