The annual Santa Clara Elementary School (SCES) Jog-a-Thon is one of our school’s most important fundraisers. The Jog-a-Thon takes place each year in early March, and it is a great way for parents to complete their fundraising commitments. Anyone can pledge a donation and help support SCES!

Between mid-February and the day of the Jog-a-Thon in early March, our students obtain as many sponsors (individuals) who pledge a donation to individual SCES students, faculty and/or staff. Donations are either based per-lap or a flat donation may be made. The donations are to be collected at the time of the pledge using our online Jog-a-Thon fundraising campaign.

On the day of the Jog-a-Thon, our SCES students participate on our school’s sports field. Students have fun running, jogging, and/or walking as many laps as they comfortably can during the allotted time frame, in order to earn pledge money. There is a specifically-designed course for younger students, and a longer course for our older students. Students earn prizes in each class, based on individual pledge amounts, number of laps run at the Jog-a-thon, and/or participation by the entire class.

This great event has something for everyone: our students show off their athletic ability and have a lot of fun with the weekly pledge challenges; our SCES parents can earn Parent Volunteer Hours as well as meeting fundraising requirements through their participation; SCES raises much-needed funds to support our educational programs...Everybody wins!