Briefly in education

The Sonora Elementary School PTA doubled its estimated goal, raising

$6,000 at its inaugural jogathon last month. The funds will go toward

school’s music department.

Each grade level competed for the highest number of laps run by a student

and the greatest dollar value of pledges collected.

Kindergartener Martin Guerra ran 29 laps for the record in his grade.

First-grader Ivan Ortiz set the school record at 39 laps. Second-grader

Edith Gonzales completed 36 laps and Kimberly Bjelland took first place

in the third grade with 37 laps.

The top three fund-raisers were awarded prizes. First place went to C.J.

Arehart, who raised $425 and won a BMX bike; Christopher Segerblom placed

second with $373 and took home a CD player; and third place went to

Brandon Anderson, who raised $293 and won a Polaroid camera.