The final results are in and our 2021 Race for Education raised $44,107 for our Annual Fund, exceeding our goal by 10% and raising over $4,000 more than last year’s Race. Thank you to our 20 Event Sponsors, 30 Classroom Sponsors, and hundreds of other donors, our student and teacher participants, and volunteers for making our 2021 Race for Education fundraiser a super success. Event Coordinator Christian Delacruz congratulated Jenna Howard, in Mrs. Kelley’s PK4A class, as the Student Grand Prize Winner during the December 10 Early Ed/Kindergarten Chapel.

The students and classes from PreK3 to the 12th grade who excelled in their fundraising efforts were recognized during several December chapels and a video capturing the Race highlights was also shown. Student Grand Prize Winner Jenna Howard Jenna raised $1,090 through gifts from her sponsors and will receive a season pass to Storybook Land in Egg Harbor Township or to an Ocean City water park as her prize.

Three classes were recognized for winning the Class Grand Prizes. The Early Ed/Elementary Class Grand Prize went to Mrs. Reilly’s kindergarten class, who raised $2,74o. Mrs. Altier’s 6th grade class won the Middle School Class Grand Prize, raising $4,325, and Miss Stonelake’s 9th grade homeroom class won the High School Class Grand Prize, raising $600. The winning classes are receiving the prize of a fun class outing to either the Get Air Trampoline Park in Mays Landing or the Playland Castaway Cove in Ocean City.

Additional prizes and certificates were also awarded for individual student and teacher/staff participation.  Some 100 certificates were given to one boy and one girl from each class (including some ties) who were the top runners, completing the most laps in their class. Ninety-two students from preschool to high school who received three or more donations were awarded a Dress Down Day Pass or a Snack Pass.  Six teachers and staff reached out to friends and family to raise money for the Race and they are receiving Amazon Gift Cards valued at 50% of what they raised to purchase classroom supplies or equipment. Those teachers and staff were Mindy Capito (1A), Sara Coates (6B), Kelly Flynn (Business Office), Kristen Hockenberry (2C), Laura McCartney (1C), and Tim Rosie (Music Department).

Some 610 students from PreK3 to the 12th grade participated in the Race. The student in each class who had the most sponsor donations (in some cases there was a tie) received a $10 Five Below Gift Card.  The 40 top student fundraisers from each class were:

• PK3A – Owen Flanigan
• PK3B – Luke Kulp
• PK3B – Lilyana Flores
• PK3B – Quinn Piotti
• PK4A – Hudson Berges
• PK4A – Jenna Howard
• PK4B – Zoe McNulty
• KA – Felicity Macpherson
• KA – Johannah Wilson
• KB – Roselyn Vega
• 1A – Kayla Dlugosz
• 1B – Nashla Sosa
• 1C – Felicity Macpherson
• 2A – Alba Reed
• 2B – Rachael Eachus
• 2C – Jackelyn Berges
• 3A – Lindsay Eachus
• 3B – Kennedy Jackson
• 3C – Erik Macpherson
• 4A – Stevi Richards
• 4B – Gabrielle DiSciascio
• 4C – Grayson Vice
• 5A – Madison Guthrie
• 5B – Sophia Gomez
• 6A – Christian Pineo
• 6B – Makenzie Fresh
• 7A – Mackenzie Flynn
• 7B – Ethan Costello
• 7C – Connor Settles
• 8A – Gianna Flynn
• 8B – David O’Donnell
• 9A – Aine Dorsey
• 9B – Taylor Sutton
• 10 – Gary Wyckoff
• 10 – Andre Gomez-Rugoff
• 10 – Alicia O’Donnell
• 10 – Kaia Barbour
• 11A – Sophia Hoang
• 11B – Summer Scott
• 12 – Haley Whedbee