For the first time the Science National Honor Society is working to raise awareness and money for research because of Jesse Hood, a social studies teacher. His daughter, Lydia, was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis in the fall of 2011. To raise awareness and funds for her treatment, SNHS is organizing a walkathon. On May 26, 2012 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., participants will walk around the Marauder stadium track.

“There’s going to be a costume contest,” teacher Kelly McDonald Dworacezyk said “And there will be prizes for the people with the best costumes.” The rules of the walk are that participants must have at least one member of their team walking at the same time.

“What we’d like is to go out and talk to all of the different coaches and sponsors,” McDonald Dworacezyk said “And we want them to almost make it a competition to see who can get the most donations and come up with the most creative costumes.”

The Science National Honor Society is relying upon the student body and the community to make the walkathon a success. They hope that the student body will become excited about the event and invite their friends to participate.