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Fountain Hills 'feasts' in pre-Thanksgiving school luncheon

McDowell Mountain Elementary School students Assina, left, and Tikima welcomed a turkey mascot to their school Nov. 25 for the annual Falcon Feast. The Thanksgiving-week lunch welcomed parents and other guests to the school to enjoy a meal on campus, served by district staff. (Jason W. Brooks/Independent Newsmedia)

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Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies J.J. Cosme, left, and Amber Hampton greet a guest Nov. 25 at McDowell Mountain Elementary School’s annual Falcon Feast. The Thanksgiving-week lunch welcomed parents and other guests to the school to enjoy a meal on campus, served by district staff.

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Fountain Hills Unified staff Tammy Rigsby, left, and Kailey Brown serve lunch to a visitor to McDowell Mountain Elementary School on Nov. 25 for the annual Falcon Feast. The Thanksgiving-week lunch welcomed parents and other guests to the school to enjoy a meal on campus, served by district staff.

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Fountain Hills Unified student services specialist Jeniffer Miramon serves lunch to a visitor to McDowell Mountain Elementary School on Nov. 25 for the annual Falcon Feast. The Thanksgiving-week lunch welcomed parents and other guests to the school to enjoy a meal on campus, served by district staff. (Jason W. Brooks/Independent Newsmedia)

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Fountain Hills students and family members enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving meal, the Falcon Feast, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving at McDowell Mountain Elementary School.

The meal was served by district staff.

McDowell Mountain Elementary School students Assina and Tikima were among many to hug the turkey mascot that replaced Beaker, Fountain Hills' everyday Falcon mascot, for the day.

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