It’s coming this Friday, March 22nd! Are you ready? Here is information about our BIG Event!
Wear Maryland Colors: To help make this event tremendous we are asking all students, staff, and participants to wear Maryland Colors (red, gold, black, and/or white)!
Parent Relay & Parent Volunteers: We still need parents to sign up to run laps for the parent relay or sign up to volunteer to help make this event a success. Please take some time to review and SIGN UP for relay and/or volunteer slots.
For the past 3 years, RPES has celebrated Maryland Day with a schoolwide running event. Parents are invited to join, and the event has gained recognition throughout the local community and beyond. More info to come for 2024 planning and volunteer opportunities.
Why Maryland Day?
We are named in honor of the longest serving Governor in Maryland history! To help our students understand why we are celebrating Maryland Day, here is some information about our namesake Albert Ritchie!
Wear Maryland Colors
To help make this event tremendous we are asking all students, staff, and participants to wear Maryland Colors (red, gold, black, and/or white)!
Metric Marathon
Our main event is a metric marathon 16.3 miles. We will be running laps around the building. Each lap is .268 miles in length and a total of 61 laps will be achieved. We will be having a relay team of students, staff, parents, and RM Track Team relay!
Making It Festive
We will have balloons and a DJ to keep up the momentum and fun! We encourage students to make posters or cheers to help maintain the fun and excitement. We also will have some chalk to write messages of support on the bus loop when runners aren’t going by!
Maryland Facts
Each time staff crosses the start line a 4th grader will be sharing a Maryland Fact on the microphone!