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W. J. Carroll Intermediate School students held their annual ‘A Run for a Cure’ race March 16th. Throughout the school year, students and faculty have fundraising events that supports the school’s Relay For Life team. Relay for Life takes place in late spring offering participants, according to the Relay for Life web site, “a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease”. For this fundraiser, students gathered sponsors who would support them in the run ultimately raising a total of $1,544.79. The top money raisers were E’myis Craig with $166.90, Jaylen Gibson with $154.30, Sam Mirabella with $100, and Lily Mozer with $70. The top male runners for the one mile run were J.J. Jackson at 6:45, Dillon Whitfield at 6:50 and E’myis Craig at 7:36. The top female runners were Carianne Brown at 6:50, Lily Mozer at 7:50 and Caitlynn Collier at 8:31. All the school’s race participants gathered for a photo. In the front row, from left, are Shalee Winsett, Daniel Kuonen-Gaskins, Autumn Strasser, Samantha Burns, Lane Cole, Delana Champion, Paige Jackson, and Caitlynn Collier. In the middle row are Olivia Clark, Jenna Meshejian, Cameron Hughes, Matthew Crider, Sam Mirabella, Este’ban Morrow-Reece, E’myis Craig, Hamilton Baker, and Savannah Donnelly. In the back row are Zac Breaux, J. J. Jackson, Caleb Dyche, Alex Robinson, Anna Turner, Rikki Mingus, Lily Mozer, Carianne Brown, Kara Agee, Mallory Casey, and Taylor Smith. Missing are Dillon Whitfield, Anna Claire Nolfe, Delaney Clark, Jaylen Gibson, Sam Mirabella, and Ja’Juan Myles.

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As students cheer them on, from left, Este’ban Morrow-Reece, Mallory Casey, Lane Cole, and Autumn Strasser participate in the run.