Photos of the Day: Franklin Middle School's 10th Fun Run

students culminated their cross country unit Wednesday afternoon with the 10th Annual Fun Run, a one-mile run in the back of the school.

"It's for the kids," said Sandy Tilmes, one of the school's physical education teachers. "They don't raise money for anything, it's just for them."

Each grade ran a separate race and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place boys and girls in each grade were awarded medals. The approximately 325 students were given t-shirts for their participation and had a pizza party after run. T-shirts and pizza were paid for by parents donations, Tilmes said.

The Reisterstown native brought the race with her from Golden Ring Middle School, where she taught physical education before coming to Franklin.

The Results
(boys are listed first, girls second)

6^th Grade

3^rd place Pierce Robinson 7:15, Cali Platt 7:27

2^nd place Kory Young 7:07, Emily Krueger 7:10

1^st place Ryan Harrison 7:04, Tylar Colbert 6:34

7^th Grade

3^rd place Chandler Alexander, 6:21 Megan Lipo 7:36

2^nd place Max Herman 6:19, Elena Bond 7:30

1^st place Sawyer Frantz 6:16, Mackensie Horn 6:52

8^th Grade

3^rd place Nick Duffy 6:08, Regan Fleischer 7:37

2^nd place Barazani Chiwengo 5:58, Kate Krueger 7:10

1^st place Malik Jackson 5:45, Hailey Dayton 6:11

Notes: Hailey Dayton set a course record for the girls with a time of 6:11. She has also won the gold medal three years in a row. Two sisters, Kate and Emily Krueger got silver medals in 8th and 6th grade, respectively. Regan Fleischer earned the bronze medal two years in a row. Nick Duffy earned a medal all three years.