Eliana Chavaz, a 6th grader in SEMS that participated in the turkey run. When we asked her how she felt and her thoughts about it, she claimed that she thought it would be really hard and she felt sad because she didn’t want to be there. Regardless, she decided to go because her siblings had also done it. She couldn’t quite remember what her time was but she got 4th place.
Ritchie Villeneuva, a DREAMS student in 6th grade, ran the turkey run. He got 7th or 8th place. He felt nervous and shocked when he first found out he would be going to do the turkey run because he didn’t think he was able to do it. The reason he did it was to show his P.E. teacher that he could do it. Although he was quite nervous at first he did have fun at the end of it.
Maiya Nelate, a SEMS 7th grader, participated in the turkey run. She felt nervous and scared when she found out she was running. She had everything as her motivation and she doesn’t remember her time. She stated that she also doesn’t remember what place she was.
Marquis Jackson, a DREAMS 7th grader who participated in the turkey run. He was nervous when he first found out but had confidence in himself that he could win. His friends all motivated him to do good and try his best. He described the turkey run as nerve wracking but in the end he liked it. His time was 10 minutes 12 seconds and he got 9th place.
Alejandra Ibarra is an 8th grader in DREAMS who ran the turkey run and got a place of 6th or 7th. When she first found out she was going to be running the turkey run she was wowed as she never thought she would get chosen. She also felt nervous and excited about running the race and didn’t know what to think of it. The thing that motivated her as to being there was her friends as it was her first time actually running a turkey run.
Able Carreles, a SEMS 8th grade student who participated in the turkey run. He remembers that he wanted to do the turkey run and his friends motivated him into being there. He doesn’t quite remember what his time was but he definitely remembers that he had around 6 minutes. He ended up getting 6th place in the race.
