It's that time again: Dragonfly Dash 2024! The Dragonfly Dash will be held at the Dillard Drive Magnet Middle School Track on October 31, 2024 (if weather does not permit the dash on 10/31/24, it will be completed on 11/8/24). The track is a standard quarter-mile (4 laps = 1 mile). Students are encouraged to collect monetary pledges for laps to raise money for classroom support, school improvements, 2025 DDMES Field Day activities, and more. Each grade level is given 20 minutes for students to complete as many laps as possible while families, friends, teachers, and staff cheer them on.
Sign Up today to Volunteer to work the Dragonfly Dash.
Join the DDMES staff and students for a day of fun and fitness, all while helping to support our school! The Dragonfly Dash will be held at the Dillard Drive Magnet Middle School Track on October 31, 2024. Please park in a designated visitor spot at the elementary school and make your way down to the track to check in at the PTA table.
How the fundraising will work:
Prior to the Dragonfly Dash, students will share with their parents how many laps they think they will finish. (e.g., a $5 per lap pledged would be a $30 total if the student completed six laps during their time slot on the Dragonfly Dash Event day)
Laps will be counted by wristbands when students pass the starting point after completing each lap.
An alternative to pledges for laps completed may be a flat donation regardless of how many laps they complete.
Pledges (both per lap and flat donations) should be entered on the GiveBacks fundraising page.
Click here to view the HOW TO ACCESS STUDENTS PAGE VIDEO
Payments indicated on Givebacks will be processed at the end of the fundraiser.
Any donations based on any other paper form (If pledge sheets are requested -see special note below) should be turned in also during the week of October 28th, 2024 (cash or check) ***If you prefer not to participate through our online system and still want your student to fundraise, don't hesitate to contact Charla Brandon or Jae-Ellyne Hudson at ddmesdragonflydash@ddmespta.com for a paper submission form.
All students have been entered into the Givebacks Online Fundraising System and are associated with their teacher. In the system, you can access your student’s personal fundraising page. Once you access your student’s page, you can start sharing that link with your family and friends through email or social media.
Tentative Dash Schedule: ***Subject to Change***
8:30-9:25 Morning Set up
9:25-9:55 Pre K and Pre K AU (wear Red), ECS 1 and ECS 2 (wear color to match grade below)
10:10-10:50 Fifth Grade (wear orange)
10:55-11:35 Fourth Grade (wear black)
11:40-12:05 Lunch
12:10-12:50 First Grade (wear blue)
12:55-1:35 Kindergarten (wear red)
1:45-2:25 Third Grade (wear purple)
2:30-3:10 Second Grade (wear green)
3:10 Clean Up
Volunteer sign-up coming soon!
The DDMES PTA will award prizes to the top Dragonfly runners and fundraisers to sweeten the pot. We will also provide icy treats and water throughout the day. Every student participating in the Dragonfly Dash will receive wristbands for each lap completed.
Prizes to be awarded include:
top school fundraisers (1st, 2nd, and 3rd places)
top fundraising classes (1st, 2nd, and 3rd places)
top lap runners
Winners will be announced the week of November 11, 2024.
Pledges will be accepted from October 4, 2024. Search for your Dragonfly student and share your student's individual donation page with family and friends.
***If you prefer not to participate through our online system and still want your student to fundraise, don't hesitate to contact Charla Brandon or Jae-Ellyne Hudson at ddmesdragonflydash@ddmespta.com for a paper submission form.