BISMARCK -- Students at Bismarck Middle School recently participated in the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Math-A-Thon program and raised $404 to help children battling cancer and other deadly diseases.
"We are so proud of our students for embracing Math-A-Thon and raising critical funds for St. Jude," said Karen Payne, coordinator of the event. "Every dollar raised will help support the St. Jude mission of finding cures and saving children in communities worldwide."
Since its inception more than 30 years ago, Math-A-Thon has become one of America's largest education-based fundraisers. More than 10,000 schools across the country participate in the program every year. Math-A-Thon is one of the most successful fundraising campaigns for St. Jude, having raised nearly $400 million since its inception.
Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Bismarck have participated in the Math-A-Thon since 1988 and contributed a total of $60,906.99.
The 10 students to participate this year were Sunni Bono, Bailey Burch, Donna Cash, Marcus Daniels, Cassie Dill, Norah Kopkau, Karma Murphy, Riley Tuttle, Gavin Urban and Noelia Velazquez.
Teachers serve as volunteer coordinators for Math-A-Thon and participating students solve math problems in a printed or online Funbook. Students ask family and friends for donations in support of their participation and all donations are sent to St. Jude.
St. Jude teamed up with Scholastic Inc. to make Math-A-Thon a more valuable resource for teachers as they prepare students for standardized testing. The print and online versions of Math-A-Thon Funbooks contain colorful activities developed by Scholastic.
The activities support National Standards and are aligned to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics focal points for each grade level from K--8. The online version of the Funbook allows students to complete grade-specific activities like those offered in the print version but in an engaging game format that tracks points for the student.
School on 04/23/2017