By ANEEKA SIMONIS
PRIZE-WINNING creators at Pakenham Hills Primary School will soon reap benefits of their Christmas-inspired efforts.
Prep students won second place in a recent Masters scarecrow building competition.
The twist: it was Christmas themed.
Littlies Braydan, Caitlyn, Kayla, Larissa, Thalia, Joshua, Aleshia and Sierra threw their hands up in the air in celebration of the win, which will be used to fund a redesign of the Prep courtyard.
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