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Monday, April 13, 2015

LIS Jump Rope & Hoops for Heart Events

Jump! (photo credit: Rick & Peg DeFalco)
Thanks to Mother Nature, the LIS Jump Rope for Heart event had to be rescheduled twice! It finally happened on Thursday, March 19.


131 4th & 5th grade students participated in Jump Rope for Heart and they raised $15,629.90 for the American Heart Association.

Hoops for Heart happened on February 26, and our 6th grade students raised $7,600.00 for the American Heart Association.

Owen Boggs (4th grade) was the top fundraiser for Jump Rope for Heart. He raised $900.00! Eric Maest was our top individual fundraiser for the 3rd year in a row! This year, Eric raised $3,280.00 for Hoops for Heart. For last year's Jump Rope event, Eric raised $2,205.00, and when he was in 4th grade, he raised $1,400.00. Eric holds the school record for individual fundraising and according to Mr. Boggs's Blog, this has earned him the nickname "Big Money."
Owen Boggs & Eric Maest (top individual fundraisers)
Our grand total raised between the two events is $23,424.00, which is a new school record! Thanks to our Physical Education department for coordinating these great events, and thank you to all who fundraised, participated, and attended.

Fun facts:
  • Highest fundraising 4th grade class = Ms. Steiner's ($1,610.00 raised)
  • Highest fundraising 5th grade class = Ms. Bradley's ($960.00 raised)
  • Highest fundraising 6th grade class = Ms. Tarasov's ($3,682.00 raised)