Old Orchard Junior High School sixth grader Jimmy Bauman plays a carnival game Sept. 12 at the district's annual Fall Fest, a welcome-back-to-school event. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Dylan Fein (left) and Jack Gaffney, both from Skokie, play a carnival game Sept. 12 during Old Orchard Junior High School's Fall Fest on the grounds of Old Orchard Junior High School. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Skokie School District 68 Superintendent Frances McTague works the popiular cotton candy machine Sept. 12 during the district's highlky-anticipated Fall Fest on the grounds of Old Orchard Junior High School. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Students from Skokie School District 68 enjoy a "fun run" at the start of the district-wide Fall Fest Sept. 12 on the grounds of Old Orchard Junior High School. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Highland School second grader Nina Malhotra concentrates on her toss Sept. 12 during District 68's annual Fall Fest on the grounds of Old Orchard Junior High School. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Old Orchard Junior High seventh grader Fowoke Akanni monitors a carnival game Sept. 12 during District 68's annual Fall Fest outside her school. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Old Orchard Junior High seventh grader Mary Helen Youseph monitors a carnival game Sept. 12 during District 68's annual Fall Fest on the junior high school grounds. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media