The Second Annual Jackson Elementary School Jog-a-thon held last Friday, May 4 on the school’s lower field raised more than $10,000 and counting for music, art and science programs at the school.
Children in all seven grades sought sponsors and ran in the Jog-a-thon, which raised money for arts classes for fourth, fifth and sixth graders. It also funds a classroom music teacher for the kindergarten through third graders. Part of Jog-a-thon funds help fourth graders raise money for their fifth grade science camp.
Jackson Elementary School Principal Barbara Magpusao said the Jog-a-thon was the brainchild of Stephanie Bramer, who modeled it after the annual golf tourney funding physical education classes for Pioneer Elementary. Jackson Elementary uses their funds to hire art and music consultants as private contractors. Bramer has organized the Jog-a-thon the last two years.
Magpusao said she was not sure how much money the Jog-a-thon raised but “so far we know it’s over $10,000 this year.”
Bramer has also been going to local businesses, and if they can’t donate funds, they donate items for the silent auction, to be held at the Jackson Elementary Open House next Tuesday, May 15. Silent auction earnings also go into the Jog-a-thon funds, and brought in an extra $200-plus last year.
The Open House starts at 6 p.m. Also part of the fundraising, Roundtable Pizza and Jamba Juice will have a sales booth at the bell starting at 5:30 p.m. Magpusao said 20 percent of the pizza and juice sales goes to the fourth graders’ science camp fund. And a book fair from 5-7:30 p.m. will benefit the parents’ group and the school library.
The silent auction is in the front hallway of the office.
A chunk of Jog-a-thon funds go to next year’s science camp, for which fourth graders are now raising funds. They pay for their individual camps in the trip at the end of February to the YMCA Point Bonita Outdoor Education Science Camp.
Magpusao said last year it was new, so fourth graders didn’t take advantage of the Jog-a-thon. The fifth grade science camp costs $350 per student. Fourth graders also sell See’s Candy toward science camp, she said, and some actually sold enough to pay their $100 deposits due in October.
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The Jackson Elementary Jog-a-thon raised $10,000 and counting for art, music and science programs
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The Second Annual Jackson Elementary School Jog-a-thon held last Friday, May 4 on the school’s lower field raised more than $10,000 and counting for music, art and science programs at the school.
Children in all seven grades sought sponsors and ran in the Jog-a-thon, which raised money for arts classes for fourth, fifth and sixth graders. It also funds a classroom music teacher for the kindergarten through third graders. Part of Jog-a-thon funds help fourth graders raise money for their fifth grade science camp.
Jackson Elementary School Principal Barbara Magpusao said the Jog-a-thon was the brainchild of Stephanie Bramer, who modeled it after the annual golf tourney funding physical education classes for Pioneer Elementary. Jackson Elementary uses their funds to hire art and music consultants as private contractors. Bramer has organized the Jog-a-thon the last two years.
Magpusao said she was not sure how much money the Jog-a-thon raised but “so far we know it’s over $10,000 this year.”
Bramer has also been going to local businesses, and if they can’t donate funds, they donate items for the silent auction, to be held at the Jackson Elementary Open House next Tuesday, May 15. Silent auction earnings also go into the Jog-a-thon funds, and brought in an extra $200-plus last year.
The Open House starts at 6 p.m. Also part of the fundraising, Roundtable Pizza and Jamba Juice will have a sales booth at the bell starting at 5:30 p.m. Magpusao said 20 percent of the pizza and juice sales goes to the fourth graders’ science camp fund. And a book fair from 5-7:30 p.m. will benefit the parents’ group and the school library.
The silent auction is in the front hallway of the office.
A chunk of Jog-a-thon funds go to next year’s science camp, for which fourth graders are now raising funds. They pay for their individual camps in the trip at the end of February to the YMCA Point Bonita Outdoor Education Science Camp.
Magpusao said last year it was new, so fourth graders didn’t take advantage of the Jog-a-thon. The fifth grade science camp costs $350 per student. Fourth graders also sell See’s Candy toward science camp, she said, and some actually sold enough to pay their $100 deposits due in October.
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