Local Elementary Schools Support “Relay for Life”
January 23rd, 2009 Categories: Fun Stuff
Staff members and students at Sycamore Elementary School have been raising money and awareness for the American Cancer Society’s “Relay For Life” campaign for the past three years with a friendly school versus school basketball game. For the past two years, Sycamore Elementary School played Sugar Hill Elementary School in the big annual event, but this year’s competition is between Sycamore and Suwanee Elementary Schools. The big game will begin at 2:00 PM on Saturday (1/24) in the old gym at North Gwinnett High School. Tickets at the gates will cost $4 for adults and $3 for children with all proceeds will be donated to the “Relay For Life” fund.
Mark Lukehart, a third-grade teacher and “Relay For Life” coordinator at Sycamore, has been heavily involved in the event every year and loves to see the students, staff, parents and community get involved to create the “big-game” atmosphere for such a worthy cause. The game will have all the festivities of a big high-school or college rivalry game, including consessions, banners and signs, national anthem, presentation of the colors by North Gwinnett High School Junior Air Force ROTC and special half-time free-throw competition between the opposing school principals. Check out this article in Tuesday’s Gwinnett Daily Post (by Heath Hamacher).
