Wednesday, February 11th in the gymnasium at Stafford Elementary third grade through sixth grade students were found jumping rope. But this time they were not just jumping for fun. This time they were participating in the program, “Jump Rope for Heart.”

Some students also participated in “Hoops for Heart.” Many students were doing their best to make as many baskets as they could to raise money for people with heart problems.

The elementary students asked friends and family for donations to help raise money for the American Heart Association.

There were prizes for the child with the most baskets and for the boy student and the girl student that jumped the longest.

“We are raising money for the American Heart Association. We worked on jump roping all week and this week we practiced shooting hoops. This is a great program for the kids to get to help others while having a great time,” explained Angie Janek (P.E. teacher).

The top winners were:

Third Grade
Single Jump Forward Boys
1st place – Ty Hamilton, 2nd place – Stockard Smithwick, 3rd place
Trevor Mott

Single Jump Forward Girls
1st place – Antonia Salazar, 2nd place – Haley Jones, 3rd place – Emily Cunningham

Single Jump Backward Boys
1st place – Benjamin Latimer, 2nd place – Trevor Mott, 3rd place – Andres Solis

Single Jump Backward Girls
1st place – Alexis Wallace, 2nd place – Antonia Salazar, 3rd place – Emily Cunningham

Doubles Boys
Garrett Janek and Trevor Mott

Doubles Girls
Grace Haight and Kirby Nelson

Crisscross
First place – Joey Garcia
2nd place – Clay Riddle

Fourth Grade
Single Jump Forward Boys
1st place – Eli Berkley, 2nd place – Aaron Latimer, 3rd place – Elliot Worsham

Single Jump Forward Girls
1st place – Sarah Levy, 2nd place – Samantha Tweet, 3rd place – Aaron Sadler

Hoops for Heart – James Walton

Fifth Grade
Single Jump Forward Boys
2nd place – Levi McBride, 3rd place – Caden Petrey

Single Jump Forward Girls
1st place – Halee Turner, 2nd place – Janae Robertson, 3rd place – Haley Davis

Hoops for Heart
Ty Windham

Sixth Grade
Single Jump Forward Boys
1st place – Jacob Witte, 2nd place Triston Jackson, 3rd place – Benjamin Lewis

Single Jump Forward Girls
1st place – Juanita Garcia, 2nd place – Desi Brooks, 3rd place – Alex Minton Felder

Hoops for Heart
John Byers

Eighteen children and six teachers raised $1,012.00 for the American
Heart Association.

Once again, Stafford students and staff have outdone themselves!