The Dell Rapids Middle School students once again competed in a dodgeball tournament to help raise money for the American Heart Association Awareness months of February and March.  The tournament was held on Wednesday, February 14th at the middle school gym for 5th through 8th graders.  The students were able to raise money by purchasing socks or a shirt which they could wear during the dodgeball tournament.

Last year the DRMS students raised a record amount of $1,627.00.  The students didn’t quite reach the record amount set last year, but they were able to raise $1,331.00 for the American Heart Association.

Dell Rapids Middle School Physical Education teacher Julie Barber said, “Thank you to these DRMS students and their families for supporting this worthy cause and raising such a large amount of money. This was a great exercise in community service and working with each other in an effort to address an important issue facing our society.  Together, we can make a difference!”

In observance of the American Heart Association Awareness months of February and March, Dell Rapids Middle School students in grades 5 through 8 competed in a dodge ball tournament on February 10^th, 2017.  In order to raise money to support one of the leading causes of death in the United States, students donated money toward socks or a shirt which they could wear for the tournament. The students enjoyed the tournament and raised $1,627.00 for the American Heart Association.  Each class was divided into teams and played against one another.

The $1,627.00 raised this year beat last year’s record number of $1,315.00.

Dell Rapids Middle School Physical Education teacher Julie Barber said, “Thank you to these DRMS students and their families for supporting this worthy cause and raising such a large amount of money! This was a great exercise in community service and working with each other in an effort to address an important issue facing our society.”

As part of the fundraising efforts, a pizza party was awarded to the class that had the highest amount of donations.  This year’s winning class was Mrs. Gruneich’s PE class.  As for the winners of the tournament in each grade level, Mrs. Gruneich’s team won the 5th grade tournament, Mrs. Hettinger’s team won the 6th grade tournament, the orange team won the 7th grade tournament, and the orange team won the 8th grade tournament.