Dell Rapids Elementary students raised $15,205 for the American Heart Association during their Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser.  With the amount of donations raised, the students can say that they will have saved over 300 lives.  The American Heart Association says that a $50 donation saves a life through CPR training.

The Physical Education department received $1,800 in new equipment from Flaghouse with the amount of money raised.  The school received $100 for every $1,500 donated, plus they received a $300 bonus for quadrupling the amount raised the last time Dell Rapids Elementary School participated in Jump Rope for Heart.

Two hundred and forty-five students participated in the fundraiser.  The Pre-K students raised $6545.  The Kindergarten classes raised $2,918.50. First graders raised $2,833.41.  The second graders brought in $2,621.60, the third grade classes raised $1,733, and the fourth grade students raised $3,513.  The top earner from the elementary school was Makenzi G. with $340.