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Wait! There’s More!

Two more finishers to end the season! Way to go Bobcats! Now that's a wrap!

Haley finishes with 26.2!

Haley finishes with 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Nice finish, Ethan!

Nice finish, Ethan! by carrie mandigo

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Not too hot to trot … or finish a marathon!

Aye, aye aye! We had 42 marathon finishers today! As a club, we ran a total of 6,839.8 miles! We had 132 kids finish one marathon, 21 kids finished two marathons, 7 kids finished three marathons, 4 kids finished four marathons and 2 kids finished 5 marathon during the course of a school year.

Amazing kids! What did you do today?

See finishers below and then scroll down for the awards!

Andrew! Nice work!

Andrew! Nice work! by carrie mandigo

Molly made it! 26.2!

Molly made it! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Cody finished his 2nd marathon!

Cody finished his 2nd marathon! by carrie mandigo

Way to finish, Jack!

Way to finish, Jack! by carrie mandigo

Nice going, Parker!

Nice going, Parker! by carrie mandigo

Girl power! Nice work, Samantha!

Girl power! Nice work, Samantha! by carrie mandigo

Wesley wins 26.2!

Wesley wins 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Beautiful running, Anna!

Beautiful running, Anna! by carrie mandigo

WooHoo! 26.2 for Ashley!

WooHoo! 26.2 for Ashley! by carrie mandigo

Bailey runs 26.2!

Bailey runs 26.2! by carrie mandigo

26.2 for Brooke!

26.2 for Brooke! by carrie mandigo

Nice job, Spencer!

Nice job, Spencer! by carrie mandigo

26.2 for Caleb!

26.2 for Caleb! by carrie mandigo

Luke does 26.2!

Luke does 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Morgan made it! 26.2!

Morgan made it! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Strong work, Kayla!

Strong work, Kayla! by carrie mandigo

Nice running, Akil!

Nice running, Akil! by carrie mandigo

Way to finish Jake!

Way to finish Jake! by carrie mandigo

Way to finish Jake!

Way to finish Jake! by carrie mandigo

Way to finish Jake!

Way to finish Jake! by carrie mandigo

Way to run, Maddox!

Way to run, Maddox! by carrie mandigo

Nice running, Makena!

Nice running, Makena! by carrie mandigo

Nevaeh does 26.2!

Nevaeh does 26.2! by carrie mandigo

John just finished his 5th marathon!

John just finished his 5th marathon! by carrie mandigo

Brevin braves the heat to finish 26.2!

Brevin braves the heat to finish 26.2! by carrie mandigo

26.2 for Aiden!

26.2 for Aiden! by carrie mandigo

Way to work Austin!

Way to work Austin! by carrie mandigo

Nice running, Allison!

Nice running, Allison! by carrie mandigo

WooHoo! 26.2!

WooHoo! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

26.2 for Dracen!

26.2 for Dracen! by carrie mandigo

Nice running Vaughn!

Nice running Vaughn! by carrie mandigo

Lucas! 26.2!

Lucas! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Edward runs 26.2!

Edward runs 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Maison runs 26.2!

Maison runs 26.2! by carrie mandigo

26.2 for Kate!

26.2 for Kate! by carrie mandigo

Tatum ran her 4th marathon!

Tatum ran her 4th marathon! by carrie mandigo

Kinsey ran her 3rd marathon!

Kinsey ran her 3rd marathon! by carrie mandigo

Michelle just completed her 5th marathon!

Michelle just completed her 5th marathon! by carrie mandigo

26.2 for Brady!

26.2 for Brady! by carrie mandigo

Olivia is obviously a marathoner! 26.2!

Olivia is obviously a marathoner! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Nice work, Evan! 26.2!

Nice work, Evan! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Carley does 26.2!

Carley does 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Award for the top mileage go to ...

Overall Male: John Loos Overall Female:  Michelle Elliott

Top Mileage per grade level excluding the overall mileage winners are ...

K Male:  Logan Sheldon K Female: Natalie Carroll

1st Male:  Jacob Loos 1st Female:  Kinsey Clopton

2nd Male:  Mason Sheldon 2nd Female:  Sadie Heinbach

3rd Male:  Jared Loos 3rd Female:  Piper Glidewell

4th Male:  Tanner Glanton 4th Female:  Tatum Clopton

5th Male:  Spencer Farrell 5th Female:  Morgan Goeser

Best Attendance Awards go to ...

Logan and Mason Sheldon Jacob Loos Kinsey Clopton and Tatum Clopton

And the Heart of Marathon Club that goes to the student that best exemplifies what Bobcat Marathon Club is all about? Justin Gerard!

Thank you all for an inspirational Bobcat Marathon Season!!! Your Marathon Team, Carrie Mandigo, Amy Phalen, Amy Elliott, Eve Loos and Megan Heinbach "Saving the World, One Mile at a Time"

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Record High!

We had a record high of 20 finishers today! Over 100 of our kids at Langston Hughes Elementary have completed 26.2 miles or more over the school year. Bobcat Marathon Club kids rock!

Here are today's top 20 ...

Will just completed his 2nd marathon of the year!

Will just completed his 2nd marathon of the year! by carrie mandigo

Nice work, Molly! 26.2!

Nice work, Molly! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

2 marathons for Ben! Nice work!

2 marathons for Ben! Nice work! by carrie mandigo

Go Jenna, go Jenna!

Go Jenna, go Jenna! by carrie mandigo

Paula pounds out 26.2!

Paula pounds out 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Way to rack up the miles, Drennan!

Way to rack up the miles, Drennan! by carrie mandigo

Nice running, Luke!

Nice running, Luke! by carrie mandigo

Marvelous Maura!

Marvelous Maura! by carrie mandigo

KJ conquers 26.2!

KJ conquers 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Great running, Davis! Now you are in shape for soccer!

Great running, Davis! Now you are in shape for soccer! by carrie mandigo

Owens owns 26.2!

Owens owns 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Emma is amazing! 26.2!

Emma is amazing! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Allie amazes with 26.2!

Allie amazes with 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Bailey, as always, a bundle of energy!

Bailey, as always, a bundle of energy! by carrie mandigo

Way to work, Alon!

Way to work, Alon! by carrie mandigo

Alex shows his mom a big finish!

Alex shows his mom a big finish! by carrie mandigo

Parker proves he can also do 26.2!

Parker proves he can also do 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Jared completes his 3rd marathon of the school year. Woo hoo!!

Jared completes his 3rd marathon of the school year. Woo hoo!! by carrie mandigo

Wesley wows us with 26.2!

Wesley wows us with 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Really, Jacob? 4 marathons this school year? Wear that t-shirt proudly!

Really, Jacob? 4 marathons this school year? Wear that t-shirt proudly! by carrie mandigo

Reply 1 comment from Karrey Britt

Aw Caramba!

Aw Caramba! We had 13 finishers today! These kids are motivated! Only two more days of marathon club left :-)

See ya there!

Braiden brings in a strong finish!

Braiden brings in a strong finish! by carrie mandigo

Lydia does 26.2!

Lydia does 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Juliet proudly displays her finishing t-shirt.

Juliet proudly displays her finishing t-shirt. by carrie mandigo

Livy is a great example to her little sister. Way to go Livy!

Livy is a great example to her little sister. Way to go Livy! by carrie mandigo

Ashlee sprints in the last .2 of 26.2!

Ashlee sprints in the last .2 of 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Savannah is a finisher!

Savannah is a finisher! by carrie mandigo

Piper ... brilliant work!

Piper ... brilliant work! by carrie mandigo

Nice running Jake!

Nice running Jake! by carrie mandigo

Way to run, Avery!

Way to run, Avery! by carrie mandigo

Sydney submits 26.2!

Sydney submits 26.2! by carrie mandigo

There is no slowing this girl down! Way to go Kylie!

There is no slowing this girl down! Way to go Kylie! by carrie mandigo

Great running, Patrick!

Great running, Patrick! by carrie mandigo

Abracadabra! Abby does 26.2!

Abracadabra! Abby does 26.2! by carrie mandigo

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And the Finishers Keep Coming In!

The weather is finally cooperating and the finishers just keep coming in! We only have 3 more days of marathon club after today and everyone is working really hard to get their last few miles in to complete their goal of 26.2 (or more!).

Today's finishers are ...

Nice work, Seth!

Nice work, Seth! by carrie mandigo

Nice finish, Olivia!

Nice finish, Olivia! by carrie mandigo

Way to run Landon!

Way to run Landon! by carrie mandigo

Wonderful running, Hudson!

Wonderful running, Hudson! by carrie mandigo

Strong finish, Carter!

Strong finish, Carter! by carrie mandigo

You did it, Danny!

You did it, Danny! by carrie mandigo

Miah finishes her 2nd marathon!

Miah finishes her 2nd marathon! by carrie mandigo

Great work, Christian!

Great work, Christian! by carrie mandigo

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Another Flurry of Finishers!

Nice Finish, Emma! 26.2!

Nice Finish, Emma! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Jacob has now completed 3 marathons!

Jacob has now completed 3 marathons! by carrie mandigo

That's a winner's smile! Nice running, Avery!

That's a winner's smile! Nice running, Avery! by carrie mandigo

Way to run, Ryan!!!! 26.2!

Way to run, Ryan!!!! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Can you believe that John has now done 4 marathons! AMAZING!

Can you believe that John has now done 4 marathons! AMAZING! by carrie mandigo

Asa has now completed 2 marathons! Nice!

Asa has now completed 2 marathons! Nice! by carrie mandigo

Joey does 26.2!

Joey does 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Way to run, Elliott!

Way to run, Elliott! by carrie mandigo

Tanner has now done 2 marathons! Woo hoo!

Tanner has now done 2 marathons! Woo hoo! by carrie mandigo

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Weather Wonderful!

What a beautiful day to be outside moving! Our fantastic finishers today are ...

Nick does it! 26.2!

Nick does it! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Spencer finishes marathon #2!

Spencer finishes marathon #2! by carrie mandigo

Nice running Ava!

Nice running Ava! by carrie mandigo

Girl power! 26.2!

Girl power! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Go Ava, go Ava! 26.2!

Go Ava, go Ava! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

OMG! Michelle just completed her 4th marathon of the year!

OMG! Michelle just completed her 4th marathon of the year! by carrie mandigo

OMG again! Jordan finished her 3rd marathon this year!

OMG again! Jordan finished her 3rd marathon this year! by carrie mandigo

Allison runs 26.2!

Allison runs 26.2! by carrie mandigo

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Wackiest Wednesday Ever!

Holy Marathon Club! We had 13 finishers today and a beautiful day for it too! As a Club, we have traveled 5,185.8 miles and we have had 59 students finish 1 marathon, 8 students finish 2, 3 students finish 3 marathons, and 1 student finish 4. Fantastically fit kids, right?

Cashing in 26.2!

Cashing in 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Way to go! 26.2!

Way to go! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Way to run, Logan! 26.2!

Way to run, Logan! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Neely and Eden finish 26.2!

Neely and Eden finish 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Way to finish, Natalie!

Way to finish, Natalie! by carrie mandigo

Lauren finishes 26.2!

Lauren finishes 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Larson finishes strong with 26.2!

Larson finishes strong with 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Ben runs a strong 26.2! Face plant did NOT happen during marathon club :-)

Ben runs a strong 26.2! Face plant did NOT happen during marathon club :-) by carrie mandigo

Awesome Evan! 26.2!

Awesome Evan! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Way to run 26.2, Ben!

Way to run 26.2, Ben! by carrie mandigo

Jared completes his 2nd marathon at Marathon Club!

Jared completes his 2nd marathon at Marathon Club! by carrie mandigo

Baylor blast out 26.2!

Baylor blast out 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Reply 2 comments from Amy Elliott Marilyn Hull

A Little Rain Won’t Stop Us!

On this beautiful wet morning, we had 2 kids finish their 2nd marathon and one finish her 3rd! That's no drought!

Tatum gets to reward herself with Juice Stop for finishing her 3rd marathon!

Tatum gets to reward herself with Juice Stop for finishing her 3rd marathon! by carrie mandigo

Mason amazes by finishing his 2nd marathon!

Mason amazes by finishing his 2nd marathon! by carrie mandigo

Logan has no problem keeping up with his brother and finishing his 2nd marathon!

Logan has no problem keeping up with his brother and finishing his 2nd marathon! by carrie mandigo

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Spring Has Sprung!

Though a little chilly this morning, spring has finally sprung! We had 2 kids finishing their first marathon today, 1 child finishing her 2nd and 1 child finishing her 3rd! Way to weather the winter kids!

Michelle completes 3 marathons and earns a Juice Stop gift certificate!

Michelle completes 3 marathons and earns a Juice Stop gift certificate! by carrie mandigo

Mylie finishes her first marathon!

Mylie finishes her first marathon! by carrie mandigo

Way to rock 26.2 Ryan!

Way to rock 26.2 Ryan! by carrie mandigo

Jordan completes her 2nd marathon AND rings the bell for a fellow finisher!

Jordan completes her 2nd marathon AND rings the bell for a fellow finisher! by carrie mandigo

Big day coming up! We have our Bobcat Family Fitness 5K this Saturday, April 6th at 9 am! It will take place out at the Clinton Lake Adult Sports Complex. We will take registration starting at 8:30 (if you have not pre-registered by April 5th) and we will have Rob Jones of Peak Performance leading a warm-up starting at 8:40! Hope to see you there!

P.S. This is a fundraiser for Langston Hughes Elementary PTO and The Bobcat Marathon Club. We are going to run at the same time and on the same course as The Dam Run. Looks to be a beautiful day with lots of festivity and sunshine! See ya there!

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Winter Break!

Wednesday, December 12th was our last day of LHE Bobcat Marathon Club for this "semester". But while we let winter rein, we encourage you to keep moving with Jingle Bell Runs, etc.! You can rack up the fun run miles over the break and turn in your miles later. We'll add them to your marathon club total. Don't worry, our winter hiatus is short and we will meet again in March! We celebrated our last day with a healthy snack of water and granola bars from Hy-Vee (thank you, Hy-Vee!!!!!) and cheered the kids accomplishments with a candy cane. Take a look ...

Oh, What Fun!

Oh, What Fun! by carrie mandigo

I ran 2 miles! I'm thirsty!

I ran 2 miles! I'm thirsty! by carrie mandigo

Holy Candy Cane!

Holy Candy Cane! by carrie mandigo

Friends and Candy Canes!

Friends and Candy Canes! by carrie mandigo

We celebrated 3 finishers today. Congratulations to Macade, Brendan and Jacob! Great accomplishment, boys!

Master Macade, 26.2!

Master Macade, 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Brilliant Brendan, 26.2!

Brilliant Brendan, 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Jacob completed his 2nd marathon today! Woo Hoo!

Jacob completed his 2nd marathon today! Woo Hoo! by carrie mandigo

Reply 1 comment from Marilyn Hull

What a Week!

We had 10 finishers this week!

Tatum finishes her 2nd Marathon! She is going for 4 this year! Wow!

Tatum finishes her 2nd Marathon! She is going for 4 this year! Wow! by carrie mandigo

Awesome Alon!

Awesome Alon! by carrie mandigo

Michelle has finished her 2nd marathon. You go girl!

Michelle has finished her 2nd marathon. You go girl! by carrie mandigo

Reece does 26.2! Woo Hoo!

Reece does 26.2! Woo Hoo! by carrie mandigo

Caleb cruises in with 26.2!

Caleb cruises in with 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Way to go Spencer! 26.2!

Way to go Spencer! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Nedim finishes his 26.2! Great job!

Nedim finishes his 26.2! Great job! by carrie mandigo

Hunter completes 26.2!

Hunter completes 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Amazing Alon! 26.2!

Amazing Alon! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Magnificant Morgan! 26.2!

Magnificant Morgan! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Marvelous Morgan! 26.2!

Marvelous Morgan! 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Reply 1 comment from Marilyn Hull

Propelled By Sweet Potatoes!

I'm telling ya ... These kids have amazing energy! I'm proud to introduce John Loos a second time for already completing his 2nd marathon! And joining him at the finisher's line for marathon #1 are ... Cody Caden and Will!

Great job boys! You are very prolific!

Numero Dos for John

Numero Dos for John by carrie mandigo

Cody Can do 26.2!

Cody Can do 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Caden competes with the elite. 26.2!

Caden competes with the elite. 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Who needs will power? We all do. Way to go Will!

Who needs will power? We all do. Way to go Will! by carrie mandigo

Reply 1 comment from Marilyn Hull

Turkey Trotters

These kids have earned their pumpkin pie! Congrats to our 5 finishers today ... Ainsley,Sheppard,Benjamin,Jared and Tyler!

Gobble, gobble!

Nice job, Ainsley!

Nice job, Ainsley! by carrie mandigo

Congrats, Shep!

Congrats, Shep! by carrie mandigo

Ben is ready for Thanksgiving now!

Ben is ready for Thanksgiving now! by carrie mandigo

Jared Jams at 26.2!

Jared Jams at 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Tyler does way more than trot his way to 26.2!

Tyler does way more than trot his way to 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Reply 2 comments from Marilyn Hull Elliottaw

Today’s Finisher Circle!

This beautiful Wednesday afternoon we were privileged enough to have three 26.2 finishers! Congrats to Kylie, Carson and Kinsey. Way to run like a bobcat!

Kylie completes 26.2!

Kylie completes 26.2! by carrie mandigo

Carson earns his finisher's t-shirt!

Carson earns his finisher's t-shirt! by carrie mandigo

Kinsey, The Natural

Kinsey, The Natural by carrie mandigo

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Brothers Finish 26.2!

Congrats to Mason and Logan Sheldon on completing 26.2 miles, one mile at a time!

Strong finish!

Strong finish! by carrie mandigo

Superman finish!

Superman finish! by carrie mandigo

Reply 1 comment from Marilyn Hull

Manic Monday!

We had seven amazing finishers today ...

Way to go girl!

Way to go girl! by carrie mandigo

Nice running, Miah!

Nice running, Miah! by carrie mandigo

26.2 for Jacob!

26.2 for Jacob! by carrie mandigo

Nice work, Jackson!

Nice work, Jackson! by carrie mandigo

Strong finish, Tanner!

Strong finish, Tanner! by carrie mandigo

Way to run like a Bobcat, Asa!

Way to run like a Bobcat, Asa! by carrie mandigo

Spencer is a marathoner!

Spencer is a marathoner! by carrie mandigo

Fantastic job, Bobcat Marathon Club Finishers!

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And The Finishers Start Coming In!

I can't believe it's ONLY mid-October and we already have 2 more finishers! Congrats to John and Michelle on your 1st 26.2 of the year! And I know it won't be your last ...

Reply 1 comment from Marilyn Hull

Our First Finisher!

Congrats, Tatum! Tatum is our first finisher of the fall semester. Way to go, girl! You are a natural!

A natural in action. Great job, Tatum!

A natural in action. Great job, Tatum! by carrie mandigo

Reply 1 comment from Marilyn Hull

Time To Get Started!

We can't wait!

Marathon Club will begin again on Monday, Sept. 17th! We meet on Monday mornings at 8:00 a.m. and Wednesday's immediately after school with a goal of completing 26.2 miles over the club season in 1 to 2 (sometimes 3) mile increments. You can walk, you can run, but either way it is always fun!

See http://langstonhughes.usd497.org and click on the marathon club link to get all the details! The website will be updated by the end of this week. You can print off consent forms from the website. Please turn consent forms into the office before the start date. Hope to see you soon!

Carrie Mandigo, Eve Loos, Amy Phalen, Megan Heinbach, Amy Elliott and Julie Wetnight

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Wait! There's More!

Haley finishes with 26.2!

Two more finishers to end the season! Way to go Bobcats! Now that's a wrap!

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Debbie Mitchell marks 5 years of service in Health Department's clinic office — 'a busy place'

Debbie Mitchell, clinic office assistant at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, was recognized May 14, 2013, during a staff meeting for five years of service.

Before joining the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department staff five years ago, Debbie Mitchell admits she had “no clue” about all of the services it provided ...

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Donations Needed Immediately to Build Wheelchair Ramp for Eudora Man

Steve Hall needs to see his doctor, but until a wheelchair ramp can be constructed, he is effectively trapped in his home. Volunteers have agreed ...

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