Longfellow Elementary Students Raise $17,212, Douse Mitchell Mayor in Paint Celebration

Longfellow Elementary in Mitchell raised $17,212 in a school raffle, celebrating by spraying teachers and Mayor Jordan Hanson with watercolor paint.

By Freddi Hammer October 3, 2025 2:52 pm

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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Longfellow Elementary students in Mitchell celebrated raising $17,212 in their annual raffle fundraiser by spraying teachers and Mayor Jordan Hanson with watercolor paint Thursday. Second-grader Stella Hebron, the top seller at $893, capped the event by dumping a bucket of paint on Hanson’s head. The proceeds benefit the school’s parent-teacher organization. For more Government stories from MitchellNow.com, Click Here.

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