Recently, Bloomsdale Elementary Running Club teamed up with the Ste. Genevieve County Community Center, the Ste. Genevieve Chamber of Commerce and NJHS to host the first annual Betty’s Color Splash 1 Mile Fun Run at Bloomsdale Elementary!
This run was organized and held in memory of SGHS alumna and former Bloomsdale Elementary teacher Bethany Bequette. The initiative helped to support a scholarship in Bethany’s memory at Ste. Genevieve High School. The event raised $1,000 for the scholarship, which was awarded to senior Drew Newman. This scholarship was based upon kindness and school spirit, both of which Drew personifies!
Students, families and community members participated in the 1-mile walk/run course laid out around Bloomsdale Elementary. NJHS student volunteers tossed colored powders on the participants, and at the end of the walk and run, all participants threw color in the air together to celebrate Bethany.
The Bloomsdale Elementary Run Club was launched with more than 40 third, fourth and fifth grade students who challenged themselves, learned coping skills, built character education and worked hard to help organize the event.
The Run Club would like to thank the following sponsors:
Gold:
Brix Urban Winery and Market
Bethany’s Beleibers
Reclaimed Concepts
Co-Products Specialists
SGHS Student Council
Mimi
Kennedy’s Catchall and Auction House
David and Julie Bova
Sharon Hasty ReMax Best Choice
Deb Says Sew
Belle Ever After Boutique
Crafty Girl
Carl Kinsky, Attorney at Law
Zell Jaycees
Mid America Rehab
LIVEWIRE EXPRESS
Bequette Family
Reuther Ford
Good News Community Church
Kona Ice of Mid Mississippi River Valley
HSB Advisors - Matt Schweigert
Maid for Perfection
Eleven Eleven Catering
Gansner Excavating and Grading
Silver:
Gravick Ranch
Missouri Alliance Mutual Insurance
Yepez Orthodontics
Working Class Home Repair
The Grein Family
Geri Diesel
Bronze:
Marina’s Hair and Color
Mark and Theresa Ruopp
Lori Roth
6 Pack Trucking
The Run Club would also like to thank all of the faculty and staff and families who helped to make this event possible. Bethany’s father, Terry Bequette, wrapped up the event by thanking all who had a hand in holding this Color Splash for Bethany— he shared that she would have absolutely loved this event.
The following individuals earned awards during the event! Congratulations to the following:
Overall Male:
1st: Colin Haines
2nd: Jackson Browne
3rd: Tristan Rapp
Overall Female
1st: Ashley Viox
2nd: Alicia Viox
3rd: Madison Lappe
3-9 Male
1st: Lincoln Browne
2nd: Zander Murray
3rd: Teagan Lurk
3-9 Female
1st: Sofia Surtin
2nd: Lily Roth
3rd: Anna Rhodes
10-19 Male
1st: Jaxen Burr
2nd: Connor Dorenkamp
3rd: Rhett Murphy
10-19 Female
1st: Vivienne Haines
2nd: Josie Guilford
3rd: Maleeyah Bates
20-39 Male
1st: Logan Pfaff
2nd: Charles Finley
3rd: Derek Grein
20-39 Female
1st: Cassie Portell
2nd: Jennifer Dorenkamp
3: Alissa Elliott
40 and Up Male
Jess Haines: 1st