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With various shows of hands he asked
how many students had participated in
each of the special dress up days. The
special days included hat day, flip-flop
day, sunglasses day, and hand-stamp
day. Each day children were asked to
donate $1 to the relay in exchange for
getting to wear items not normally
allowed in classrooms.
As it came time for the relay segments
to begin. Mr. Allen called up the cancer
survivors who are members of the
school, which included kindergartener
Ally, and four school staff members.
Each of the five survivors were given a
small bouquet of flowers and asked to
make the first lap around the course.
There were other survivors there as
well, many of whom participate in the
annual Logan County Relay for Life
event. Among them was the most senior
member survivor, Esther Boward.
Boward and her sister Mary have been
participants in the Relay for Life since
its inception 17 years ago. Brown
commented beforehand that she thought
it was a wonderful thing the students
were doing, and she was pleased to be
able to come out on Friday and show her
appreciation for their efforts.
Brown also shared a special story about
her granddaughter. The little girl was
just about the same age as Ally when
she went for adenoid and tonsil
surgery only to find out she had
cancer. She received treatment, and
today is 20 years old, cancer free, and
in college with a bright future ahead of
her.
After the first group of survivors made
it around the course, little Ally stood
at the finish line and gave “hi-five’s”
to each member of the next group of
survivors.
Each class had given themselves team
names. Mr. Allen called out the names
and asked each team to stand up and
be recognized before heading onto the
course.
For the mini-relay, students were to
walk for 10 minutes, then take a 10
minute break at one of several
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