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On Sunday, October 24, 2021 a storm hit the Bay Area causing devastating damage to the Leigh High School annual haunted house. LHS theater teacher Jonathan Yani and his students immediately sprang into action, assessing the destruction and making plans for how the structure might be rebuilt. "While we run our theater productions with a goal of breaking even, ticket sales from the haunted house comprise 80% of our fundraising efforts for the theater program," says Yani. "Without a full run of haunted house performances, we could be looking at a calamitous year, just when we were getting back on our feet after last year's COVID shutdown."

Emails and social media messages were sent out to the Leigh community asking for help from adults to clear debris, deconstruct walls that were beyond repair, and begin to rebuild. By 5PM on Monday, October 25th, over 50 members of the LHS community and beyond showed up with power tools, optimism and enthusiasm. The next night a smaller group showed up to do it again.

What could have been a story of devastation and disappointment turned into one of camaraderie, community, and kindness. With the cooperation of students, parents and guardians, administrators, and community members, three days after the storm flattened the Haunted House, the structure was completely rebuilt with a slightly altered footprint and opened as planned for the final weekend of performances on October 28, 29, and 30.

"I'm overwhelmed with the generosity of this community," continues Yani. "My theater students, our administration, our parent volunteers, and our neighbors pulled together and pulled off a miracle."

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