School Fun At The Hugo Pumpkin Festival

Pumpkins, elephants, hay mountains and more

Higgins Elementary students in Cheryl Vanderburg and Jenny Davis’s first-grade classes recently spent the day at the Fourth Annual Hugo Pumpkin Festival. The festival opened on October 4 and is running through Friday (Oct 28). Attractions enjoyed by the students include a pumpkin patch, educational hayride with the Asian Elephants, mystery maze, pumpkin bounce house, hay mountain, super slide, and barrel train ride. A portion of all entry proceeds will be donated to continue the quality care of the elephants residing at the Endangered Ark Foundation.