PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON
A carnival-like spirit swept through Umatilla High School on Friday despite a spring wind and overcast skies.
The school held a Drive One 4 UR School fund-raising event for its teams, clubs and programs. The event, sponsored by Tom Denchel Ford Country, gave people a chance to test drive a new Ford vehicle. For each test drive, Ford donated $20 to the school.
Ryan Ferguson, assistant principal, said the school had between 150 and 200 drives on Friday. The exact number will not be available until Ford is able to verify drivers and remove any duplicate addresses, but Ferguson said everyone made the event work – even with the weather.
“The day went great,” he said. “I really appreciate all the support from the Umatilla community and school district.”
