Bashaw Elementary hosts second annual Super Hero Color Run

Students raised more than $10,000 for the school through the color run.

By Liz Ramos
| 6:15 p.m. November 21, 2022

Kindergartner Jalaysia Blackman has fun at the color run with third graders Kaliyah Pontoon and Kylie Burton.

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Volunteer Lauren Mancusi sprayed Jaiden Vega, a fifth grader at William H. Bashaw Elementary School, with orange powder as he ran past her.

Vega's white color run shirt already had hints of purple, green and yellow.

A few more laps around the Bashaw Elementary Super Hero Color Run course Nov. 18 and Vega's white shirt was splattered with various colors.

"I liked having all the colors on me," Vega said.

About 680 students participated in the color run, which was part of a fundraiser for the school.

The 229 students who participated in fundraising raised more than $10,000 for the school.

Joy Maria Sanchez, who is in pre-K, is excited to have her mother, Xiomara Sanchez, participate in the color run with her.

Third grade teacher Valerie Garber leads the third graders doing the wave.

Volunteer Lauren Mancusi sprays fifth grader Jaiden Vega with orange powder as part of the color run.

Volunteer Jennifer Farley covers students in purple. "This is fun," Farley says. "I love to volunteer when I can."

Fourth grader Elysee Thelusma not only has different colors all over his shirt but also his face and hair.

Fourth grader Maria Sanchez gets purple paint all over her face.

Principal James Dougherty will hand over the reins as principal to fourth grader Maya Pence for a day.

Kindergartner Charles Reed will take over Assistant Principal Maria Gil's job for a day after winning the opportunity in a drawing.

Assistant Principal Maria Gil and Principal James Dougherty congratulate kindergartner Christopher Taylor Jr. for being the individual to raise the most money. Taylor raised $290.

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Liz Ramos

Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.