20th Annual Panther Run
Friday, April 19, 2024
“Panthers Run Together”
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Wood Gormely Families! PANTHER RUN IS HERE!! It's time for our 20th Annual Premier Fundraising Event! This is Wood Gormley's time treasured tradition
This is a great way to promote a healthy lifestyle to our students and to come together as a community to raise funds for our school. The run will include all of Wood Gormley and be a 1K race around the school on Friday, April 19, 2024! So start hydrating and stretching out those legs, and lets get ready to race!
Panther Run Friday April 19th, 2024 Schedule
All grade-level run times are “Estimates.” We may be ahead or behind schedule, and will run the next group as soon as the previous group is finished. If inclement weather is likely, we will have the competitive students run first then do all of the non-competitive groups last (and most likely indoors). There will also be an inside only schedule if weather is too poor and unsafe for students to be outside.
Good Weather Schedule
Course
Starting and finish line will be on the far end of the grass field near the picnic tables. The running course will be on the grass field, back alley and only on the sidewalks this year. Students will not be running on the roads. All grades will begin at the arch starting line. Students will begin the run by doing one lap around the grass field and then proceeding to the back alley (behind the basketball court/playground, up the sidewalks and back to the grass field finish line. K-2 will all complete one course lap and grades 3- 6 will complete two course laps.
8:45: Sixth Grade competitive runners only. (two course laps)
9:00: Kindergarten (all students) (one course lap)
(sixth graders will be paired 1-1)
9:15: Fifth Grade competitive runners only. (two course laps)
9:30: First Grade (all students) (one course lap)
9:45: Fourth Grade competitive runners only. (two course laps)
10:00: Second Grade (all students) (one course lap)
10:15: Third Grade competitive runners only. (two course laps)
10:30: Third and Fourth grade Non-competitive runners (two course laps)
10:45: Fifth and Sixth grade Non-competitive runners (two course laps)
Bad Weather Schedule
*Students will only be indoors in the small gym if the weather is unsafe (lightning, hard rain or accumulating snow). Otherwise, with gentle rain or flurries, students will complete the run as planned.
K – 2 Grades 8:30 a.m. to 9:30
All classes and parent spectators should be sitting in the bleachers by 8:30 a.m.
2nd grade: 8:30 – 8:45
1st grade: 8:50 – 9:05
Kindergarten 9:10 – 9:25
All K-2 parents exit gym and school by 9:30 a.m.
3 – 6 Grades
9:45 a.m. All classes and parent spectators may enter gym and sit in the bleachers
3rd grade: 9:55 – 10:10
4th grade: 10:15 – 10:30
5th grade: 10:35 – 10:50
6th grade: 10:55 – 11:10
OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL: $15,000
100% of your fundraising efforts go directly to Wood Gormley.
1. Register or Login to your parent dashboard and complete your child’s student webpage with a PICTURE at getmovinfundhub.com.
School Identifier: 5d6fc484f3357CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR STUDENT
2. Make an online donation using the red Donate button
3. Share with friends and family, they want to help!
Send 10-15 emails and/or text messages - Post Facebook or Twitter - Help your child reach their goal! - Scan the code for fast registration!
Thank you to our community Sponsors!
Panther Run History
The first Panther Run started in 2005 by P.E. teacher Ted Freedman and an enterprising parent. He had been teaching at Wood Gormley since 1996, but the PE position at the school was not funded by the school district. School districts had to choose between funding music programs or PE at the elementary level. Originally this fundraiser was to raise money for the PE teacher position. Once the district began funding PE, the Panther Run raised money for many special programs at the school that support our students and staff. For over a decade Panther Run was open to the community and was typically the first spring race for many runners. At one point there were over 600 runners that participated! In the past few years, Panther Run became a Wood Gormley students, staff and families event due to changes and expenses in organizing a city wide event, but this did not change the spirit of Panther Run. In fact, it became an event that every single student in the school participated in!
