Washington High School’s 18th Annual Jordan Scheer Memorial Children’s Relay for Life took place on Friday, April 21.
The event took place at Scanlan Stadium at Washington High School.
The event was put together by the WHS Student Council and Leadership class. Advisors are Allison Chaney and Samantha Loepker.
The theme this year was, “Blasting Cancer Out of This World.”
There were approximately 300 elementary students in attendance and over 75 volunteers from Student Council, National Honor Society, NJHS, and school staff members.
Over $20,000 was raised from this year’s event with more donations expected to come in over the next few weeks. Approximately $385,000 has now been raised in the 18 years of the event.
Proceeds from the event are donated to the Franklin County Relay for Life and benefit the American Cancer Society and cancer awareness.
Students in grades three through six from the School District of Washington participated in the event.
This year’s event chairs were seniors Lily Brickel, Matthew Freitag and Lauren Killian, and juniors Madison Moore, Ava Kauffeld and Brynne Pearcy.
The relay is named in honor of Jordan Scheer, a WHS graduate who lost his battle to cancer shortly after his graduation in 2005.
The top fundraising schools were Labadie Elementary (first place), Campbellton Elementary (second place) and Marthasville Elementary (third place).
Poster and essay winners are as follows:
Poster Third and Fourth Grade
Third Place: Quinn McDaniel from Labadie Elementary
Second Place: Quinn Siegred from Clearview Elementary
First Place: Alexis Stecko from Labadie Elementary
Poster Fifth and Sixth Grade
Third Place: Cody Raney from Labadie Elementary
Second Place: Elise Hensley from Labadie Elementary
First Place: Paisley Koch from Washington West Elementary
Essay Third and Fourth Grade
Third Place: Quinn Siegred from Clearview Elementary
Second Place: Avi Dionne from Marthasville Elementary
First Place: Annie Hauser from South Point Elementary
Essay Fifth and Sixth Grade
Third Place: Kavi Ferdowsi from Clearview Elementary
Second Place: Rylee Herman from South Point Elementary
First Place: Lydia Saeger from South Point Elementary
Photos from Jordan Scheer Memorial Children’s Relay for Life are below.
