Pumpkin professional development

Teacher poses with the grinning cat jack-o-lantern she carved

Eleven teachers at Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) bolstered their knowledge of all things pumpkin at an after-school professional development session on Wednesday.

Led by tech coach Debra Calvo McNicholas, the group amassed a wealth of pumpkin facts before diving in to carve the fruit (yes, pumpkin is a fruit!) into jack-o-lanterns. You can see their efforts in the display case near the cafeteria, and students will have a chance to vote for their favorite one.

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