Sylvan Elementary Stride for Pride

Sylvan Stride for Pride at Sylvan Elementary School in Sylvania has been going for more than 15 years to raise money for supplemental programs and activities while encouraging exercise in the daily lives of students and parents. Students raise flat donations for the event and run or walk laps for 45 minutes. Parents are also invited to join their children in walking. This year, the school raised a little more than $15,000. The event took place Friday September 21, 2012.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Lucas Osenbaugh, 8, center left, slings his arm around his friend Elijah Urbina, 8, center right, while the pair join ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Emma Shobe, 8, center, attempts a pushup alongside her fellow third grade students. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Shayla Douglas-Myers, 8, center, laughs while spinning around with a classmate. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jim Wood, left, and Richard Heerdegen, right, joined their grandson, David Schmenk,8, center, in walking laps around a makeshift ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Monica Adamson, center, skips with her daughter, Katie, 8, around a makeshift track. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Kyle rose, 9, center, screams in encouragement as his fellow third grade students do laps. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jack Saggese, 8, center, dances while his classmates run in circles. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Fourth grade students Dylan Tusing, 9, center left, and Seymen Ozbay, 9, center right, cheer while they run with their ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH