Annual Turkey Trot race kicks off Thanksgiving Holiday for South Elementary students, teachers
South Elementary students were joined by teachers, parents and others for the annual Turkey Trot run on Friday morning, the last day of school before the Thanksgiving holiday break.
Breckenridge Police Chief Bacel Cantrell and other officers helped block off the runners’ route in the neighborhood around the school for the race.
The event was started by South Elementary PE teacher Tamara Russell several years ago when she was working at North Elementary. When Breckenridge Independent School District reorganized the schools last year, the tradition moved to South Elementary, along with Russell.
The route is a little more than a mile long. Some of the teachers dressed up in costumes, including a turkey and a pilgrim, and one student wore a hot dog costume.
The first 30 runners to cross the finish line won Turkey Trot t-shirts. The winners were:
- Alexander Monge
- Cohen Elder
- Colt Nye
- Kiptyn Escalon
- Mason Alvarado
- Ryland Dabney
- Rhody Stewart
- Wyatt Burns
- Pate Gill
- Brayson Miles
- Keltyn Jackson
- Jake Chisolm
- Marky Perez
- Noah Arellano
- Sawyer Langham
- Kaelem Hinson
- Tyson Hope
- Elizabeth Hoffine
- Kaiden Reynolds
- Cantyn McClymond
- LaKyla Bartley
- Neveah Johnson
- Cade Escalon
- Porter Easter
- Yandell Araujo
- Brayden Begeman
- Aiden Hoffine
- Caleb Windsor
- Isaac Duran
- Ian Hitchcock
South Elementary library aide Chantal De La Cruz dressed as a Thanksgiving Pilgrim for the annual Turkey Trot last Friday. Students, staff, parents and others raced through the neighborhood around the school for the event. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
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