Troy elementary schools square off in pumpkin smash and bash

KSDK -- Two elementary schools in Troy, Illinois smashed and bashed pumpkins with a little help from the Troy Fire Protection District.

Click here to see pictures of the smash and bash

Classes at Silver Creek Elementary and Henning Elementary boxed and wrapped pumpkins in materials hoping to protect them during the fall. The firefighters dropped the pumpkins from a 100 foot ladder truck as the students cheered them on.

The 19th annual pumpkin drop coincides with national Red Ribbon Week and its theme to bash out drugs.

A trophy will be presented to the school which has the least amount of broken pumpkins.