JUNE 2019 VOLUME XXIV.9

Valedictorian and Salutatorian 2019

Mackenzie Burnham, ValedictorianDownsville Central School would like to announce the Class of 2019

Valedictorian, Mackenzie Burnham, daughter of Steve and Theresa Burnham of Downsville. Mackenzie is also Student Council President as well as President of her class. She served as the treasurer of the Margaret E. Turnbull Chapter of Honor Society this year and has been a member of Honor Society for two years. Mackenzie was selected to participate in Girl’s State in her junior year.

Mackenzie’s future plans include attending Niagara University in the fall and studying Business Management.

Please join us in congratulating Mackenzie Burnham as the Valedictorian for the graduating class of 2019.

Emily Brown, SalutatorianDownsville Central School would like to announce the Class of 2019

Salutatorian, Emily Brown, daughter of Yancey and Sandra Brown of East Branch. Emily has served as Student Council Treasurer as well as her Class Treasurer. She has been a member of the Margaret E. Turnbull Chapter of Honor Society for two years. Emily has also served as the Student Director for the Catskill Area Student Study Council. In her junior year, Emily was also selected to participate in Girl’s State.

Emily’s future plans include attending the University at Albany in the fall. She will be studying Biology while running Division 1 Track and Field.

Please join us in congratulating Emily Brown as the Salutatorian for the graduating class of 2019. co

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CLASS OF 2019 GRADUATION CEREMONYJUNE 28, 2019 • 8:00 PM • DCS GYMNASIUM

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Board of EducationRichard Bell

Gary ChamplinJeremy JenkuskyBrian LaTouretteChristian Towsley

Nancy Haynes, Clerk

AdministrationMr. John Evans, Superintendent

Robert Rhinehart,Principal

Lynne VanValkenburg,Assistant Principal

2 The Downsville TimesBoard of Education News

REGULAR MEETING—MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019Board Members and Administration Present: Rich Bell,

Chris Towsley, Brian LaTourette, Gary Champlin and Superintendent John Evans

Members and Administration Absent: Jeremy Jenkusky, Pr incipal Rob Rhinehar t , Assistant Pr incipal Lynne VanValkenburg and Board Clerk Nancy HaynesBOARD ITEMSThe following items were shared and discussed as necessary:• Budget Work Session – April 8, 2019• Congratulations to the DCS Robotics Team for Success at

RoboRave Competition in OxfordACTION ITEMSIn addition to routine items the following actions were taken:• Approved: Three-Year AHERA Reinspection Report

approved for submission• Approved: 2019-2020 Proposed Budget in the amount of

$10,815,119• Approved: To expend the sum of $400,000 from the Capital

Reserve Fund established by the voters in May 2018• Approved: Rejection of bids received on March 27, 2019 for

the Capital Project and to rebid on Wednesday, April 10, 2019• Appointed: Substitute Bus Driver Alana Henderson• Granted: Use of Facilities Downsville Fire Department (parking for Field Days Event)

Board of Education News SPECIAL MEETING—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019

Board Members and Administration Present: Rich Bell, Chris Towsley, Brian LaTourette, Gary Champlin, Jeremy Jenkusky, and Superintendent John Evans, Principal Rob Rhinehart, Assistant Principal Lynne VanValkenburg and Board Clerk Nancy HaynesBOARD ITEMSThe following items were shared and discussed as necessary:• Budget Season Calendar• School Board Candidate for 2019 Election—Gary Champlin• Solar Project Update• District Insurance ACTION ITEMSIn addition to routine items the following actions were taken:• Approved: 2019 Prom being held at Peaceful Valley Campsite• Awarded: Capital Project Bids• Accepted: Non-resident, non-tuition paying students Allison Ruoff—remainder of 2018-2019 school year and the

2019-2020 school year. Eilis and Alastriona Owens for the 2019-2020 school yearCORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATIONThe following information was received and discussed as necessary:• Board and Administrator: Newsletter• Rural Schools Association: Newsletter

A complete copy of the minutes can be found at www.dcseagles.org on the Board of Education page.

Senior PlansNATHAN BARNES

Entering the workforce: AutomotiveEMILY BROWN

University at Albany: BiologyMACKENZIE BURNHAM

Niagara University: Business ManagementGAVIN CHAMPLIN

Entering the workforce: Operator’s UnionEVAN CICIO

SUNY Broome: Computer Security ForensicsJEREMIAH DAVIS

SUNY Broome: Graphic DesignJOSHUA DAVIS

SUNY Delhi: Adolescent EducationTATIANA FEBO

Wells College: Marine BiologyDAKOTA FLETCHER

SUNY Delhi/RIT: Computer Security AnalystALEXIS FOX

NY National Guard: 68 Kilo Lab Specialist and SUNY Albany-Biology

SARAJEAN GARDNERSUNY Broome: Music Performance

TANNER GILLElectrical Lineman School

ALICE GUMMOESUNY Sullivan or Entering the workforce

KENZY HAMMONDSUNY Delhi: Business Administration

MAXWELL KAUFMANEntering the workforce

COLIN LYNCHHartwick College: undecided

LUCCIA MARTUCCISUNY Broome: Liberal Arts

ARIANNAH NORWOODEntering the workforce: Childcare

ALEXA VAZQUEZ-PASTRANAReturning to High School in Mexico

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Nathan Barnes Emily Brown Mackenzie Burnham Gavin Champlin

Evan Cicio Jeremiah Davis Joshua Davis Tatiana Febo

Dakota Fletcher Alexis Fox Sara Gardner Tanner Gill

Alice Gummoe Kenzy Hammond Maxwell Kaufman Colin Lynch

Luccia Martucci Ariannah Norwood Alexa Vazquez-Pastrana

4 The Downsville TimesScholar Recognition Banquet

Alexis Fox and Ms. Christine Baldauf represented DCS at the 2019 Scholar Recognition Banquet which was held at the Hunt Union Ballroom at SUNY Oneonta. The program began as an Otsego County Chamber of Commerce initiative and has grown into a program that enhances relationships between the business community, schools, and institutions of higher and continuing education. The program recognizes students who have achieved outstanding scholastic achievement at a school district, public, private and parochial secondary schools in the DCMO and ONC BOCES supervisory areas.

In addition to honoring a student, it also recognizes a teacher of the student’s choice who has been a significant and beneficial inf luence on the student.

L to R: Mrs. Menke, Mr. Rhinehart, Alexis, and Ms. Baldauf

National Honor Society TripMembers of National Honor Society enjoyed the day in New

York City exploring Central Park and attending the Broadway Musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

Back Row (l.-r.): Luccia Martucci and Austin TerryFront Row (l.-r.): Jadyn Colao, Mackenzie Burnham,

Kailee Young, Kenzy Hammond, Alexa Vazquez-Pastrana, and Margaret Towsley

Health ClassHEALTH STUDENTS HEAR ABOUT THE UNDER-AGE CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOL USE

Officer Cawley from the Colchester Police Department met with High School Health class students to discuss the legal consequences of using alcohol. Included in the discussion was Leandra’s Law.

Leandra’s Law is named after Leandra Rosado, an 11 year-old who was killed in a car crash after the driver, who had allegedly been drinking for several hours prior to the crash, lost control of her vehicle.

Effective on December 18, 2009, the law sets some of the toughest DWI provisions in the country. Leandra’s Law includes:

First time offenders driving while intoxicated or impaired by drugs with a child less than 16 years old in the vehicle may be charged with a class E felony, punishable up to 4 years in state prison.

Drivers who drive while intoxicated or impaired by drugs and cause the death of a child less than 16 years of age in the vehicle may be charged with a Class B felony, punishable by up to 25 years in State Prison.

Police must report a parent or guardian who is charged with driving while intoxicated or while impaired by alcohol or drugs while their child is a passenger in the vehicle to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

The Downsville Times 5Downsville Central School Celebrates “School Nurse’s Day”

Downsville Central School celebrated School Nurse’s Day on May 8 this year and our own Nurse Sherry received a special award. She was awarded the New York School Nurse’s Association Award for Excellence in School Nursing during this final year of her 31-year career as a school nurse.

Nurse Sherry joined Downsville Central School in 1988 as both the school nurse and attendance officer and she has faithfully served the school community ever since. She will be beginning a much-deserved retirement at the conclusion of this school year and will be leaving a legacy of love and kindness that sets an example of how we should treat each other every day.

Pictured l.-r.: Sherrill Becker, RN

and Robert Rhinehart, Principal

Thank you

Nurse Sherry!

6 The Downsville Times

Third Quarter Honor Roll Honor Level 5 Honor Level 4 Honor Level 3 Average of 95% or above Average of 90-94% Average of 85% or above No grade lower than 85 No grade lower than 80 No grade lower than 75 No failing grade No failing grade No failing grade

GRADE 12Honor Level 4Emily Brown

Mackenzie Burnham Alexis Fox

Kenzy Hammond Jadyn Colao

Honor Level 3Joshua Davis

Alice Gummoe Alexa Vazquez-Pastrana

GRADE 11

Honor Level 4Dustin FenesceyAmy Gluchoski

Margaret TowsleyKailee Young

Honor Level 3Amy Gluchoski

Jessica Gustafsson Eric P. Heimbuecher

GRADE 10

Honor Level 4Austin J Terry

Honor Level 3Graydon A Barnes

Sydney A Newman Lacy Odell

GRADE 9

Honor Level 5Kayla G Houck

Honor Level 4Gabriel M Cazzolla

Honor Level 3Kathryn Ebert Indianna Fox

Matthew Maley Ashley M Reed Kerry M Young

GRADE 8Honor Level 5

Stephanie Foote

Honor Level 3Elizabeth M. Sherwood

GRADE 7

Honor Level 5Elaina Bull

Honor Level 3 Riley Brown

Madison A Garcia Emily Klemish

GRADE 6

Honor Level 5Travis Oakley Houck

Honor Level 4Dorothy E. Bull

Honor Level 3Hailey Shea Card

Alton Hale Zakary M. Keesler Hayden Klemish

Jesse Chase Mabery

GRADE 5Honor Level 4 Tehya Colao

Honor Level 3Brodie Bennett

Mikayla Cazzolla Hailey April Emerich

Gabriella P Fitch-Marino Riley Marie Furman Benjamin Guglielmo Aarav Umesh Patel

Everet West

Music Notes• Congratulations to all who performed in the Spring concert

and the Memorial Day Parade!• Congratulations to the following students who prepared a

solo to play or sing in front of a judge at the NYSSMA Solo Festival in Norwich on May 11.

• Jadyn Colao (Flute – Level 6) • Brianna Ginart (Voice – Level 5 & Timpani – Level 3) • Kayla Houck (Piano – Level 5, Voice – Level 4, Flute –

Level 4) • Matthew Maley (Voice - Level 5, Bass Guitar – Level 3) • Austin Terry (Voice - Level 5, Piano - Level 2, Saxophone

– Level 2) • Shannon Hughes (Voice – Level 4) • Ashley Reed (Voice – Level 3, Trumpet – Level 3) • Brianna Murphy (Voice - Level 3) • Courtney Murphy (Voice – Level 3) • Natalie Elmore (Voice – Level 2) • Victoria Sherwood (Trumpet – Level 2) • Skyler Barnes (Voice – Level 1) • Dorothy Bull (Voice – Level 1) • Mikayla Cazzolla (Voice – Level 1) • Riley Furman (Voice – Level 1) • Alexis Hale (Voice – Level 1) • Travis Houck (Trumpet – Level 1) • Zakary Keesler (Voice – Level 1) • Brody Klemish (Voice – Level 1) • Allison Ruoff (Voice – Level 1)UPCOMING MUSIC EVENTS* Music Awards (5-12)—Thursday, June 13, 6:30 p.m., DCS

Auditorium Students are asked to please bring a dessert to pass* Desserts for Dad (PK-4)—Friday, June 14, 1:45 p.m., DCS

Gymnasium* PK-4 Elementary Assembly Program—Tuesday, June 25,

9:00 a.m., DCS Gymnasium* Graduation—Friday, June 28th 8 p.m. - DCS Gymnasium

Thank you for a wonderful year supporting our students and our music program!

Front Row l.-r.: Dorothy, Mikayla, Riley, Natalie, Brody, Alexis; Second Row: Skyler, Zakary, Allison; Third Row: Courtney, Victoria, Kayla, Travis; Fourth Row: Matthew,

Ashley, Austin, Jadyn; Last Row: Brianna M, Shannon, and Brianna G. (absent from pic.)

The Downsville Times 7DCS STEM Club

Front Row (l.-r.): Tristan Reed, Shantel Knorr, Elaina Bull and Mr. Ben RhodesBack Row (l.-r.): Mrs. Melissa Frisbee, Gabriel Cazzolla, Jason Gustafsson, Alexa Vazquez-Pastrana, and Nathaniel Burnham.

The DCS STEM Club had an amazing trip thanks to all their generous supporters. We cannot thank the DCS & surrounding communities enough!

From May 2-7, 2019 the DCS STEM Club traveled to Albuquerque New Mexico to compete in RoboRave North America. RoboRave in itself was an amazing experience for our students. RoboRave stands for Robots Are Very Educational. To say that our students learned a tremendous amount while on this trip would be an understatement. They not only learned about Robotics, but about teamwork, travel, budgeting, history, cultures, Science, Art and problem solving.

While in New Mexico we visited Pueblo ruins & Cliff Dwellings. We tried both New Mexican and Puebuloanian cuisine, toured Old Town Albuquerq, and a modern interac-tive (High Tech) Art Museum. We learned from each other as

well. Alexa read to us in Spanish and helped us to understand what contributions Mexican culture has had on New Mexico. Nate was very informative when it came to insects, lizards and snakes. Others shared their skills by solving puzzles, trouble-shooting our programming and/or our robot builds. Each member of the team played an important role in fundrais-ing, communicating and/or preparing for this competition. We are very proud of their hard work, determination and success.

Our Sumobot teams placed 12th & 14th out of 34 teams and our A-Maze-ing team placed 26th out of 43 teams. This is out-standing considering RoboRave has been taking place in New Mexico since 2001, and there were well over 900 participants with six countries represented. DCS was the only New York State team! Thank you again for helping to make this happen.

8 The Downsville TimesFriday Elementary

Attendance AwardsAPRIL 26

PRE-KElliette Henderson, Hayden Gardepe

(l.-r.): Elliette and HaydenKINDERGARTENMarcus Kaja, Brandon Reed, Delilah Best

(l.-r.): Marcus, Brandon and

Delilah

1ST GRADELyllian Wright, Rachel Shaw, Hannah Barnes

(l.-r.): Lyllian, Rachel, and Hannah

2ND GRADEAlessandro Pasqua, Hazel Conklin, Sadye Colao, Kale’a Cicio, Tyler Bennett

(l.-r.): Alessandro, Hazel, Sadye, Kale’a, Tyler3RD GRADEJoyce Emerich, Rylan Reed, Kailey Elmore, Emily Alvarez, Quinn Fritz, Warren FritzBack (l.-r.): Joyce,

Rylan, Kailey, EmilyFront (l.-r.): Quinn

and Warren

4TH GRADEMichael Mills and Ryan Fritz(l.-r.): Carson, Michael

and Ryan

Friday Elementary AwardsAPRIL 26

PREKAbygail Acevedo—Overall Most ImprovementRussell West—Thumbs Up Behavior (Absent)KINDERGARTENMarcus Kaja—Silly GoosePhilip DiMaggio—Lego Man Giuliana Townsend—Reporter

Connor Cocks—Story TellerKoleman Kinch —Math Wizard

l.-r.: Marcus, Philip, Giuliana, Connor, and Koleman1ST GRADEHunter Ebert—Improved Behavior2ND GRADEKenneth Young—Caring ClassmateHarper Kinch—Excellence in Reading

l.-r.: Kenneth and Harper

3RD GRADEJohn Noviello—Happy Camper AwardHarmony McAdams—Ray of Sunshine Awardl.-r.: John and Harmony

4TH GRADECarson Elmore—Bringing grades up in Math, ELA, and ScienceLayla Winner—Bringing grades up in ELA and ScienceLyliana Rowlands—Bringing grades up in ELA and Science

l.-r.: Carson, Layla, and Lyliana

The Downsville Times 95th Grade Students

Learn Sewing BasicsHome and Career Skills students use plastic canvas

and yarn to create and decorate a spring basket

Señora Champlin’s Spanish Class News

Below are the dates for major exams for any 8th grade student or 10th grade student who takes Spanish classes.• 8th grade Spanish Proficiency Exam Written Test: Friday, June 21 @ 8:30 a.m.• Comprehensive Spanish Regional Regents Exam Written Test: Monday, June 24 @ 8:30 a.m.

Please feel free to contact me with questions. Students may also request to stay after for extra review!

Yearbooks for SaleSame color book, new lower price!

$40 + tax=$43.20Please return this completed order form with your payment.

Mail to: Heather Kaja, DCS, PO Box J, Downsville, NY 13755

Please make checks payable to Downsville Central School.

Name _______________________________________

Grade _______________________________________

Phone # ______________________________________

Homeroom Teacher ____________________________

$ _______________ cost of yearbook (tax included)

Order before they’ re gone!

10 The Downsville TimesFAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE KITCHENS WERE BUSY THIS WINTER WITH GLOBAL AND GOURMET FOODS

Cincinnati Chili

Pennsylvania Funnel Cakes

Maryland Berger Cookies

Global & Gourmet Foods Class Explores Earth Day Topics

Students took a break in April from their study of regional foods to discuss World and Local Food Challenges in recogni-tion of Earth Day 2019.STUDENTS EXPLORED• The 2019 Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen Lists by the Environmental

Working Group (EWP).• Food Recovery—the movement to fight food waste and hunger

by recovering perishable food that would otherwise go to waste and donating it to those in need.

• Water—Less than 1 percent of freshwater available is for human use, a whopping 70 percent goes toward growing food and raising animals.

• Single-use Plastic Bags—New York’s ban on most single-use plastic bags provided by supermarkets and other stores starting March 1, 2020.

FACTS WE DISCOVERED• The following foods topped the “Dirty Dozen” having had

the most pesticides residue: strawberries, spinach, kale, nec-tarines, apples.

• Foods topping the “Clean Fifteen” list were: avocados, sweet corn, pineapples, frozen sweet peas, onions.

• Half of all the food produced in the USA is wasted between the farm and production.

• It takes 53 gallons of water to make 1 cup of orange juice.• It takes 660 gallons of water to make a hamburger.• The average U.S. diet currently takes more than 1,000 gallons

of water a day to produce.• 16,000 plastic bags are used globally every second.• Only 1-3% of plastic bags are recycled.• The average plastic bag only starts to degrade after 700 years.

For a final project, students were given what one might con-sider “food waste” and asked to create a recipe using at least one “waste”. Items included potato skins, celery ends/leaves, apple peels, stale bread, left-over rice, and pickle juice. This activ-ity challenged students to not think in black and white when it comes to food: either food is edible or it is not. Much of what we consider “waste” isn’t waste at all, simply ingredients that haven’t found the right use.

The Downsville Times 11T he DCS Class of 2020 would like to t hank our generous Prom Patrons.

12 The Downsville TimesMother’s Day Flowers

The pre-k thru 4th grade worked with the high school stem classes to grow sunflow-ers for Mother’s Day. The classes planted 60 sunflower seeds and only 10 grew! We never realized how fast or tall they would grow and quickly learned the concept of compe-tition. The younger students learned about hydroponics, plant growth, and looking at the root systems. Their favorite

part was observing the size of the root systems and getting to transplant the sunflowers to soil. Mothers, we are working on growing smaller flowers to send home before the end of the year.

—Mr. Reed

Second Grade

First Grade

Pre-k

The Second Grade Class visits the CyberMobile

On Thursday, May 9, the second grade class took a walk to visit the CyberMobile on Main Street and to have a picnic at the covered bridge. The CyberMobile visits Downsville once per month. Visitors can get a free library card and check out books, movies and audio books on CD. The students were given a tour by Miss Sarah, who also read them a story about a librar-ian on a Book Mobile. Driver

Mr. Bill showed the students how the truck works. This activity came after the students studied different ways

that kids around the world get books. For example, in Colombia, children can get books delivered by the “biblioburro”, or traveling library on donkeys. Children in the Appalachian Mountains had books delivered by a woman on horseback. Here in Downsville, we are lucky enough to be visited by the CyberMobile! Hopefully the students can visit with their families this summer and continue reading!

Thank you to Mrs. Sackett for setting up this field trip and joining us for a wonderful time!

The Downsville Times 13Downsville Lions SEE

(Screeening Eyes Early)

Since 2004, the Lions Clubs in New York State have been participating in a special program to screen children for vision problems by identifying the presence of risk factors that can potentioally lead to Amblyopia, commonly referred to a “Lazy Eye”. Amblyopia can result in permanent vision loss, if not treated early. By screening eyes early referrals can be made within an age window where amblyopia can often be treated with a high degree of success. The first few years of a child’s life are critical in the development of good vision. A child’s vision should be checked for the risk factors we screen for so that they can be corrected with therapy or eye glasses.

Members of the Lions Club (Janet Champlin, Dotti Schlaline, and Sherry Becker) came to school and screened the First Program to the 4th grade with the Photo Screener. The automated vision screener is simple and non-intrusive. The screening device, used by a trained Lion, is held approximately 36 inches from the child. The read-ing takes between 1 and 15 seconds at which time the screening is over.

Thanks to the Downsville Lions Club for this great opportunity to help our children.

Thank You Lions Club!

Immunization Requirements for 2019-2010 School Year

JUST A REMINDER FOR PARENTS THAT ALL• 5th grade students entering 6th grade will be required to have the Tdap

vaccine.• 6th grade students entering 7th grade will be required to have the

Meningococcal vaccine.• 11th graders entering 12th grade will be required to have the Meningococcal

vaccine (2 doses or 1 dose if the dose was received at age 16 or older).

Never TOO Young to Learn About Earth Day

Pictured L to R: Christopher Millien, Weston Reed, Makynzy Jaindl, Emma Erwin, Lydia Fletcher, Mia Odell, and Timothy Barnes

As a way to celebrate Earth Day, our youngest students at D.C.S. collected litter/garbage on the path by the pool and by the Fireman’s Field. Mrs. Reed read a book about “Litter,” and the eager students set out to collect many bags filled with bottles, cans, candy wrappers and more. This is an activity done yearly in the Early Learning Programs during April, with the hope that this Earth conscience lesson is always remembered.

Easter Comes to Pre-KStudents in pre-k enjoyed a bunch of Easter activities, including making

Bunny head bands and enjoying an Easter Egg hunt in the classroom.

Pictured L to R: Mollie Bennett, Elliette Henderson, Hannah Edwards, Kellan Lewis, Joseph Guglielmo, Aubree Meres, Abygail Acevedo, Hayden

Gardepe, William Erwin and in the middle: Nicholas Kaufman

14 The Downsville TimesGolf in School Week

Recently, the PE Department welcomed Dylan Thompson, golf pro at Christman’s Windham House, Tom Philion and Jim Lees, instructors at SUNY Delhi’s Golf Management program and several students from the golf management program at SUNY Delhi for our annual golf in school week.

During the last week in April, students in grades K-12 par-ticipated and learned the basic skills of full swing, chipping, putting, safety and etiquette. Mr. Thompson emphasized that golf is an activity that can be played for a lifetime, and you don’t need a lot of people to play it with. Golf team member Steven Brown received the added benefit of additional instruc-tion, and several students were identified as potential players

and encouraged to come out for the golf teams. DCS is merged with Livingston Manor and Roscoe for boys and girls golf, with the home course being Twin Village in Roscoe.

Part of this program includes the use of Stamford Jr. Golf Association’s equipment and the instructors and equipment are rotated through various schools in the Delaware League.

Information on summer golf camps will be handed out to interested students when it becomes available.

Thanks to the SJGA for the use of their equipment and the instructors for volunteering their time and expertise in helping our students learn and enjoy the lifetime sport of golf.

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Join us July 27th 2019The Best Dam 5K Color Run/Walk & 6K Paddle or 11k Paddle and Run Race 

REGISTER ONLINE AT Bestdam5k.com OR Complete this paper registration below and mail to:  Best Dam 5K PO Box 23 Downsville NY 13755

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from all claims and liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event even though that liability may arise out of the negligence on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I grant permission to all the foregoing

to use any photographs, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose.

**Proceeds will be going to the Backpack Buddies Program supporting families within our Community!

5K Run or Walk ONLY: Strollers are Welcome, Children in Strollers are FREE and Do Not Need to Register. Young Children not Registered MUST be Accompanied by an Adult at All Times.

Participant Signature AND of Parent/Guardian (Required if under age of 18) & Date: __________________________

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