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On your mark .. Go! The race for registrations is on as Tiger students and families chase a goal of netting 875 5K registrations for the March 4 race! With just over a month to go before the family-inspired fundraising event, planning is well underway to make this year’s event the best yet. We’ve got several new things up our sleeve … eh, running bib… to make this year’s registration, packet pick-up and run/walk event more convenient and fun than ever! We set this year’s goal at 875 registrations because every registration counts, going towards enrichment programs and tools that improve the school and education experience for students and teachers. Run For The Heights is the school’s largest fundraiser, having brought in over 20-thousand dollars, annually, since the event’s start seven years ago. That money funds PTA speakers and presenters on topics such as fine arts, athletics, science and more. Run For The Heights funds also go towards Red Ribbon Week, campus beautification, continuing education and professional development for our staff, our beautiful Veterans Day celebration which included breakfast and the most heartwarming parade, library support, and more. Also, by registering each of your kids or family members for Run For The Heights, families are not asked to do any other school fundraisers, such as cookie or magazine sales. (As a mom of three, I can tell you, I much rather my family walk or run together and attend a fun morning of health and wellness activities with our neighbors and teachers than go door to door selling something! ) Even if you are not sure whether you will be around March 4 to attend RFTH, we ask that you consider registering for the race or encouraging friends and family members to do so. Here’s the latest on Race Day:
7:45 Pre-Race Warm Ups 8:00 Opening Ceremonies 8:05 Kids Color Fun Run 8:30 5k Run / Walk (Chip Timed) 9:45 Awards Ceremony 8 - 10:30 Health Fair, Sponsor Expo, and Fitness Demonstrations
In the seven years since Run For The Heights executed its first 5K and Kids’ Fun Run, families throughout the greater Stone Oak and North San Antonio community have come to look forward to such a well-run event. The 5K course now attracts seasoned runners who comment on the hilly, challenging course. Families, friends, and area sports teams now come out in packs to run or walk together. The Kids’ Fun Run continues to be one of the coolest events around introducing kids and even infants in strollers to the idea of run/walk. In essence, toddlers who started on our Kids Fun Run course are now running and winning the 5K in their prospective age groups! Our sponsors, who are crucial to our fundraising attempt, return year after year to not only gain exposure for their brand but to connect with other businesses and leaders among the health and wellness community. We are especially thankful for our 2017 Platinum Sponsors including Lisa Sinn Keller Williams Legacy, LC Express, HEB, iRun, A-1 Freeman Moving Group, and North Central Baptist Hospital . We encourage our families to consider these platinum sponsors and all of our past and present sponsors when you need anything from school-related assistance to heath care to groceries to a trusted realtor or gym! We look forward to seeing you bright and early on Saturday, March 4. As always, thank you for your continued support of our kids, teachers, staff and community at Tuscany Heights! 
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 If they weren't already teachers, a handful of Tuscany Heights Elementary instructors might just have a second career waiting for them - as runway models! Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Cervenka, Mrs. LeBeau, Ms. Sweeney, and Mrs. Fonger ruled the "run"way, last month, to help students, staff, and families kick off the 2017 Run For The Heights fundraiser and event and early registration. The kickoff was combined with Eat For A Cause that also benefits Tuscany Heights and held at Beefy's Backyard. "We really wanted to build up the excitement surrounding the start of registrations for our 7th annunal Run For The Heights, especially since it is such an important fundraiser" said Kelly Lepeska, 2016/17 RFTH Event Chairperson. "We knew kids would not want to miss seeing their teachers on stage." IRun Texas, a 2017 RFTH Platinum Sponsor, helped dress teachers in some of today's hippest running wear. The models got to pick out their favorite outfit at the Stone Oak retail location prior to the event. Then, these ladies hit Beefy's outdoor stage under the lights to walk, turn, and pose in front of crowd of adorning students and supportive Tuscany Heights families. "It was really fun to see our teachers not wearing their usual teacher stuff and acting silly," said Cambria Kirwan, a 4th grade student who had Mrs. Cervenka in kindergarten. The biggest surprise of the evening came at the end of the fashion show when Ms. Fonger, a 3rd grade teacher, donned a big white wig, Texas running shorts pulled high to her waist, and turkey socks over leggings! The event offered an opportunity for early registerations. Over 50 adults and 69 kids registered early. Those who registered early got to have their name entered into a drawing for a free pair of adult shoes from iRun or youth basketball shoes donated by David Jones of Shooting For Success, also a 2017 sponsor. Official registration for the 2017 RFTH 5K and Kids Fun Run opens December 1. The goal is to have 875 5K registrations! Anyone who registers by JAN 31 will receive a cool t-shirt and swag bag! Also, there are several race registration incentives! Ready? Contests Run through Feb. 3! Family Incentives
New this year, the Kids' Fun Run will have an opportunity for a color blast for those who want to be doused with the colored powder. (Keep following this blog and our facebook page here for more information and helpful tips about a color run coming soon!) "We are so incredibly thankful to our families, staff, sponsors, and community who all help make this event so successful year after year", Lepeska reitterated. She said she hears all the time that runners from all over love our hilly and scenic course, and, kids love the easy-to-run short course and competition. Kids even get their own runner's bib! Sponsors enjoy the opportunity our huge event crowd offers them for brand exposure. Proceeds from the event go towards funding the many program and opportunities for enrichment Tuscany Heights provides to its students and staff. The race, fun, health-fair, and overall family-inspired event is Saturday, March 4. Things get underway as early as 7:30 AM!   The 6th Annual Run for the Heights, 5K Run/Walk, Kids’ Fun Run, & Health Fair, held at Tuscany Heights Elementary, on Saturday, February 27, 2016 proved to be our biggest and best event to date. We had approximately 1,500 people in attendance and the morning weather was perfect!!! Runners and walkers from all over San Antonio came out to brave the hilly and challenging 5K course and visit with over 40 local community businesses on site.
There were 852 registered 5K participants, 308 Fun Run registered participants and 150+ volunteers. JC Ultimate Training and Tusky the Tiger headed up our pre-race warm ups getting runners ready to run!! Our emcee, Albert Flores, FOX4 Meteorologist, kicked off the event with the Opening Ceremony performed by the Reagan High School JROTC and Tuscany Heights Tiger Beat Choir singing the National Anthem. First up was the Fun Run as kids of all ages sprinted their way through the ¾ mile course. All Fun Run participants earned a spirit stick for their accomplishment. The chip-timed 5K was next with runners and walkers weaving their way through the surrounding neighborhood and multiple hills. Our race timing company, Split Second Productions, timed the 5K and runners were able to view their times as they crossed the finish line. Our top finishers were Nadine Reasoner with a time of 21:32 and Ryan Garza (a Tuscany Heights Alumni student, now at Reagan High School), who finished with a time of 16:58. The top 3 overall males/females received medals and gift certificates from iRun, Sports Authority, Gold’s Gym & 9 Rounds Kickboxing. Additional medals and awards went to the top 3 males/females in each 5 year age category, ranging from 10 and under to 70+. Our Top T.H.E. staff member was Mrs. Claudia LeBeau who was awarded a first place medal, $50 iRun gift certificate and $30 Sports Authority gift certificate. Finally, there were special awards for the top girl and boy in grades K-5, which included medals and gift certificates from the Mays YMCA and Bricks 4 Kidz. Kinder – Madelyn Colville, Cole Foshee First Grade – Josephine Alwine, Zach Hudson Second Grade – Aaliyah Divin, Kai McCullough Third Grade – Haley Bock, William Johnson IV Fourth Grade – Emma Colville, Hayden Scott Fifth Grade – Sevrine Porritt, Morgan Omstead Congratulations to all the Fun Run and 5K Finishers! After the races, participants visited with over 40 local community businesses in the Sponsor Expo & Health Fair to receive valuable health information, get health screenings, view fitness opportunities and sample nutritional products. HEB and The Bagel Factory provided post-race food and drinks for all participants. Free health screenings for BP, Glucose, and Cholesterol were offered by North Central Baptist Hospital; BMI by the Mays YMCA; and physical therapy techniques by Promotional Physical Therapy. Tusky the Tiger had several community mascot friends on site from HEB, Chick-Fil-A, SportClips, and Stone Oak Speech & Language Center, all giving high fives and taking pictures with participants. There were plenty of kid friendly activities provided by event sponsors, including face painting, carnival games, Orange Leaf, popcorn from Oak Tree Orthodontics & Flamingo Rey’s Island Ice samples. There were plenty of interactive fitness opportunities & demonstrations offered by The Jumping Dragons, Talamentez Karate, JC Ultimate Training, Mays YMCA, Let’s Go San Antonio, SA Parks & Recreation Department, and Rainbow Play Systems. Run for the Heights not only raised funds for the Tuscany Heights Elementary PTA, a 501(c) 3, but helped promote health and wellness in the community. Volunteers included community partners from HEB and Kohl’s plus several local school groups such as Tuscany Heights WatchDOGS, Staff & Parents, Johnson HS Cheer Team, Johnson HS AVID, MacArthur HS PALS, Reagan HS National Honor Society, and several other students and school groups. These volunteers, students and many other student leaders from Tuscany Heights helped to create a spirit of pride and community. Thanks to all who contributed to the success of the 6th Annual Run for the Heights! Visit our website at http://runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org for race results and a list of our generous sponsors. |
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