THAT’S RIGHT. THANKS, BRETT. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THE CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA IS CELEBRATING AN ACHIEVEMENT. AND THREE DOZEN STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THE REWARDS OF THEIR HARD WORK. KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE JOINING US NOW LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE TARGET TO EXPLAIN. WELL, ACTUALLY, NO. MIKE, YOU’RE INSIDE THE TARGET. WHAT’S GOING ON NOW? YEAH. OF COURSE WE’RE INSIDE THE TARGET. BECAUSE I TOLD YOU THAT SHOPPING SPREE BEGAN. AND NOW IT’S LIKE THE HOLIDAY. CHRISTMAS RUSH HAS ALREADY STARTED BECAUSE SOME THREE DOZEN STUDENTS, THEY ARE PACKING THE LANES AND THE AISLES HERE AS THEY ALL GOT PART OF A $100 SHOPPING SPREE INSIDE THE TARGET. IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN FOLLOWING US THIS MORNING, THIS IS ALL PART OF THE HOLIDAY STAR EVENT, AND YOU’LL NOTICE, SURE, A LOT OF STUDENTS HERE BECAUSE THERE’S SOME THREE DOZEN STUDENTS ALL RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AS PART OF THAT, TODAY, THEY HELD A SPECIAL CEREMONY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE THREE DOZEN STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY, GIVE THEM A BACKPACK FILLED WITH SOME HOLIDAY GIFTS, AND THEN THAT $100 SHOPPING SPREE WE’VE BEEN GOING AISLE BY AISLE HERE JUST WATCHING SOME OF THE STUDENTS HERE AND SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS THEY WANT STUFFED ANIMALS LIKE THE GREEN DINOSAUR RIGHT THERE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE SEE AISLE AFTER AISLE. JUST ALL KINDS OF KIDS, ALL THIS STARTED ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO. RANCHO CORDOVA POLICE OFFICER WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO RECOGNIZE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE IN THEIR FAMILY THE RESOURCES TO HAVE A FULL, FULFILLING CHRISTMAS EVENT. SO THIS IS THEIR TIME TO SHINE RIGHT NOW. THIS MORNING. AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, IT TRULY FEELS LIKE WE’RE IN THE MIDST OF THE CHRISTMAS RUSH. AND YOU SEE THE BIG BURLY FIREFIGHTERS WEARING THE SANTA HAT. HEY, HOW DOES IT FEEL DOING THIS? THIS IS GREAT. WE’RE HAVING A GOOD TIME. IT’S A LOT OF FUN FOR THE KIDS. AND EXPLAIN THE LOOK ON THE FACE. HE’S SO HAPPY HE CAN’T MAKE UP HIS MIND. THERE’S SO MUCH FUN STUFF. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT TO ASK YOU REAL QUICK. DON’T RUN AWAY. DON’T WORRY, BECAUSE I LOVE YOUR SANTA HAT. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS? I REALLY LIKE IT. IT’S SO MUCH FUN. HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR BEING A GOOD STUDENT? IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY HAPPY AND EXCITED. DOES IT MAKE YOU WANT TO BE A BETTER STUDENT? YES. SO IT MOTIVATES YOU, RIGHT? YES. WHAT’S YOUR NAME? GABRIEL HERRERA. WELL, GABRIEL, GIVE ME A HIGH FIVE. ALL RIGHT, GET BACK TO SHOPPING. READY, SET. GO! ALL RIGHT, HE’S OFF. I GOT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY SO THE FIREFIGHTER CAN GET BY TO CATCH UP WITH HIM, BECAUSE HE REALLY IS OFF. HE IS ON HIS WAY. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET ON YOUR HORSE TO CATCH UP WITH HIM. NOW. I’LL GET OUT OF THE WAY. LIVE INSIDE A CHAOTIC TARGET RIGHT NOW. A GOOD KIND OF CHAOS. MIKE TESELLE KCRA 3 NEWS THAT IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. AND, MIKE, YOU ARE SO GOOD AT THAT OF, LIKE, GETTING PEOPLE ON THE FLY LIKE, HEY, JUST TALK TO ME RIGHT NOW. THAT’S RIGHT. YEAH. THAT’S FANTASTIC. YOU REMEMBER THE DAY WHERE, LIKE, IF YOU READ A LOT OF BOOKS, YOU’D GET THE PIZZA HUT. YES. THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN PIZZA HUT, THOUGH. THIS IS. I MEAN, THIS IS PRETTY GOOD. IT’