photo courtesy of vito salvaggio Montclaire students participate in the walkathon at the Montclaire Circus on April 1.

Montclaire Elementary School was transformed into the Magnificent Montclaire Circus for the school’s 13th annual walkathon on April 1.

Eighty-six percent of Montclaire Elementary School students walked. An additional 60 guest walkers also registered and joined the fun.

In addition to the walkathon, the event featured a silent auction, kids’ activities and games, plus a wide variety of food representing the school’s diverse student body.

More than 400 volunteers worked at the event, of which more than 100 were high school and middle school kids.

The event was sponsored by the Montclaire Educational Foundation, a 100 percent volunteer parent-sponsored organization dedicated to lowering student-teacher ratios and funding improved educational experiences at Montclaire. MEF funds grants for resource teachers, classroom aides, library/media clerk, PE directors, the CSMA art program, and the Rock-It Science program.