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Elementary Students Participate in St. Jude's Children's Research Center's Math-A-Thon
Throughout the week of March 6, 2023, Whitehall elementary students strengthened their math skills while participating in St. Jude’s Children’s Research Center’s annual Math-A-Thon. This event combines math with fundraising. Each grade level participated in a presentation outlining what St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital encompasses and how the students could help. Whitehall Elementary School has not participated in this program since 2019, so it was a new initiative for most of the students. They were amazed and moved by what the hospital provides for the patients and families at no cost. Students were asked to seek pledges and complete a booklet of math problems.
St. Jude Hospital set a goal of $1,200 for Whitehall Elementary School based on the school size and location. Twenty-three students completed the program and raised $4,170, over three times the goal. This is enough to pay for four days of chemotherapy for a patient. The funds can also be used to help families to alleviate daily expenses. This could not have been achieved without the support of family, friends, and the classroom teachers who made “at-large” donations (totaling $480) to ensure every student received a prize from St. Jude’s.
The following students (and families) should be congratulated:
Kindergarten
Karmela Mendez $100
*Evie Short $415
Abbygail Slingerland $100
Grade 1
Lyla Braymer $180
Cylas Combs $100
Emma Duell $150
Eli Downing $250
Delano Houston $100
Eustis Kingsley $140
Lola Steves $100
Grade 2
Rylie Coumo $100
Dawson Duell $100
Avery Hathaway $175
*Axel Sahlberg $500
Bradley Saxton $100
Grade 3
*Ashton Cook $255
Grade 4
*Autumn Hilder $425
Ashlyn Vandenberg $105
Mauve Washington $100
Grade 5
Aubrey Combs $100
Jerome Slingerland $100
Grade 6
*Gracelyn Macura $325
Mason Heckman $150
*Highest fundraising student per grade level
GREAT JOB EVERYONE!