RELAY FOR LIFE!

Lindsay Buckner, Amanda Petrusky, Calysia Smyers,
Brenna Host and Chelsea Kovach representing the super sophomores!

Last April we took part in Hiram's first annual Relay For Life. Relay For Life is an organization that raises money for Cancer research, anyone can make a team and start fundraising. The actual event took place out on the track at the Coleman Sports Center, where all the teams set up their on site fundraisers. The event lasted from 6PM on Friday to 12PM on Saturday morning. During this whole time one person from each team must be walking the track to represent that "cancer never sleeps". 

Alexis Kemper, Calysia Smyers and
Megan Andres walk to fight cancer!

Megan Andres, Marisa Thomas, Leslie Johnson and
Alexis Kemper representing the fabulous freshman class!

Playing a little ball on the track!

The theme of last year's event was Hollywood/Movies, for our team we picked the movie Space Jam, (suitable I thought). We made shirts, sold baked goods, and had a basketball hoop. People could come by and pay a dollar for one shot. We won best site and were treated to Chipotle! Many of us stayed up most of the night and danced around the track the next morning  to keep warm. We all had a lot of fun and we are excited to participate again this coming year. I'm not sure how much we raised as a team but as a school we were in the running for the title "Rookie of the Year". Meaning we competed with other schools who joined Relay for Life for the first time! The results haven't come out yet, but we raised close to $27,000 dollars! We'll post information on here and our Facebook page if you would like to help out! Remember, any little bit helps :) I also want to make a shout-out to Rosie and Jamie Zychowski they made this an awesome and unforgettable event! Thank you so much!

A great team picture!