Allen elementary students are currently taking part in a series of basketball festivals that should be lots of fun to watch, Allen Elementary School Principal Jeff Hiatt said.

Hiatt said the basketball game festivals are for students in kindergarten, first, second, third and fourth grades. “It’ll be a full night (for each festival), but it will be fun,” Hiatt said. “We lower the goals.”

Hiatt is encouraging everyone to attend and help cheer on the kids, especially at Allen home games. Money raised at the Allen home games will be placed into an elementary account and will be used for fi eld trips, etc., for Allen elementary students.

The games will be played by students from several area schools. Each schools’ home games will be a fundraiser for that school.

In a letter sent to parents October 9^th , Hiatt wrote, “Our kids are practicing basketball each day in the gym learning fundamentals as well as other PE activities. Every game is optional and parents will need to provide transportation for the kids to the game. We will provide jerseys at each game.”

The first festival -- between Allen and Stonewall elementary students -- was held at Stonewall October 22^nd .

The second festival, one of the fundraisers for Allen, will take place in Allen next Monday, October 29^th . Calvin elementary students will play Allen elementary students. The festival will begin at 5 p.m. The first game will take place from 5 to 5:30 p.m. between Stonewall and Allen kindergartners. The second game from 5:30 to 6 p.m. between first-graders. The third game from 6 to 6:30 p.m. between second-graders. Those games are co-ed.

The third kindergarten through fourth grade basketball festival will take place January 14^th at Calvin, while the fourth festival will take place at Allen on February 5^th . Both festivals begin at 5 p.m. and follow the same game times as mentioned previously.

In addition, there will be festivals involving third- and fourth-grade students only.

On October 30^th at 4 p.m., there will be a fourth-grade only game at Allen. Allen students will face off against students from Silo.

There will be a game at Allen between Allen and Stonewall third- and fourth-graders at 9:30 a.m. November 14^th .

A game is slated for 9:30 a.m. January 9^th at Stonewall between Allen and Stonewall third- and fourth-graders.

There will be a game at Tupelo between Allen and Tupelo third- and fourth-graders at 9:30 a.m. January 23^rd .

A home game is slated for 9:30 a.m. November 14^th at Allen between Allen and Stonewall third- and fourth-graders.

The final game for third-and fourth graders will take place at Allen on January 30^th at 9:30 a.m.

Cost to attend the festival games is $3 for adults and $2 for children.