Check To Be Presented For Walk-A-Thon From Waterford Middle School

WATERFORD, CT - Clark Lane Middle School staff and students participated in the 1st annual CLMS Walk-athon on May 30, celebrating “Finding a Solution To Help Others as We Find Solutions in Math." On Wednesday, Clark Lane Middle School will hold a presentation of checks to the organizations that students sponsored the event.

The walk-a-thon provided students numerous opportunities to use real world data to explore new math concepts while also working toward a rewarding community service activity, a valuable experience for all middle school students, according to a release. (To sign up for Waterford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

The walk-a-thon was held to benefit The Stephanie Turowski Scholarship Fund, The Big Red Memorial Fund, Waterford Youth Services Bureau, Camp Rising Sun, The Cactus Jack Foundation and The Terry Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation. A special thank you goes out to the following local businesses for their support of this event - Filomena’s Restaurant, Livery Limited Limousine Service,Wireless Zone New London and East Lyme Oral Surgery LLC.

Understanding the value of creating math lessons that are more realistic and meaningful to students, the Clark Lane Middle School math department, led by Jay Gionet, organized the event that allowed students to connect many of the math lessons that were investigated throughout the year in classrooms and bring them to real world situations.

As a school community, 630 students and 28 staff members from Clark Lane Middle School walked an
average of 6.4 miles for a total of 4,211 miles, which is more than the distance from Waterford to Anchorage,
Alaska.

Through pledges per mile and donations, students raised over $23,500 to support causes that directly support Waterford families.

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