About 30 students wearing dolphin hats from McDougle Elementary School gathered on Saturday for the 16th annual Walk for Education.
The walk, which was hosted by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, brought together thousands of students, teachers and parents to raise money for the district.
The walkers raised $90,000 from in-school donations before the event. The money raised will go toward facilitating programs for each individual school.
“This is exciting; it’s an exciting time, and it’s for education. It’s for a good cause,” said Patrenia McDowell, interim principal of McDougle Elementary School, who also donned a dolphin hat, the school’s mascot, for the event.
Rebecca Bennett, a former teacher who has participated in most of the walks during the last 16 years, agreed.
“It’s a wonderful event,” she said, while holding a sign for Carrboro High School. “My kids look forward to it every year.”
Before the actual walk took place, students and parents participated in a flash mob, where the students danced to a routine they learned in their physical education classes.
Following the routine, hundreds of students danced along to Beyonce’s “Move Your Body.”
Raffle tickets were on sale, offering prizes ranging from a Kindle Fire to an hour-long tennis lesson at the Chapel Hill Country Club.
