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Students, teachers and adminstrators at Meadow Park Elementary in Port Charlotte all dressed as their favorite story book character and paraded around the inside of the school during a Halloween celebration Wednesday. The event is a longstanding tradition and that has taken place for over 26 years, according to adminstrators. Principal Deb Carney said the idea behind the storybook characters was to promote reading.
Here, Drew Caparo, 11, and Wyatt Kerne, 11, dressed as Planet Taco and Artemis Fowl. Wyatt said he chose his character because he was "interesting and exciting," while Drew chose to dress as a taco because they are "delicious."

SUN PHOTO BY MERAB-MICHAL FAVORITE
Children at Meadow Park Elementary paraded around the entire school dressed as their favorite storybook character Wednesday.

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Gionna Cauthier, 5, dressed as a clown for the Halloween parade at Meadow Park Elementary School. She said she liked clowns because they were "kind."

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Meadow Park School principal Deb Carney dressed as Cruella De Vil while the rest of the administration staff dressed as characters in the book "101 Dalmatians" for the Halloween Parade.