JIM VAIKNORAS/Staff photo Newbury Elementary School principal Beth Yando rides a mechanical bull to the strains of Lynyrd Skynyrd "Sweet Home Alabama" in the school gym Wednesday. Yando surprised the students as a reward for the school raising over $23,000 for the PTA. Student were asked for suggestions for the reward and she picked one by second graders Kodi Koch and Evan Allen. A number of teachers and staff members took a turn on the bull.

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