The 13th annual FAB (Fine Arts and Beyond) Showcase this past weekend at Butler Intermediate High School included painting, pottery wheel displays and musical performances.

BUTLER TWP — The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation this past weekend raised nearly $60,000 for teaching grants and student scholarships from the annual FAB (Fine Arts and Beyond) Showcase.

Paintings, pottery wheel displays, living statues and musical performances were all part of the 13th annual fundraising event at Butler Intermediate High School.

The foundation's Creative Teaching Grants program in the Butler School District provides funding for teachers with curriculum ideas that may not otherwise be funded. In the past, the program has funded activities from student field trips to technological devices in the classroom, such as pedometers and tablets.Some of the money raised also will for college scholarships for seniors with financial need.More than 400 pieces of student artwork were auctioned off, and a 50/50 raffle raised more than $4,000 for the foundation.Tim Sisinni, principal at Meridian Elementary, had the winning 50/50 raffle ticket.

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