Panthers Ready to Boogie for St. Jude

The following announcement was submitted by John Vann.

On Saturday, Oct. 15, a huge event is taking place here at Oswego High School! Eight seniors are hosting a Dance Marathon from noon to midnight in the gymnasium to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

St. Jude is a charity dedicated to finding cures for diseases like cancer, as well as supporting children and young adults who have severe illnesses. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where no child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay. The survival rates in children with cancer have gone from 20 percent, when the hospital first opened, to 80 percent, but they are still searching for an absolute cure.

This dance-a-thon is a great way to get involved and help your community while having fun.

Participants will dance in the competition for the full twelve hours, - noon to midnight. Tickets for dancers are $40 PER COUPLE and INCLUDE TICKETS, A TSHIRT, AND FOOD FROM BUFFALO WILD WINGS, CULVERS, AND JIMMY JOHNS!  And if you are in the competition, the grand prize is $300 dollars if you are the winner!   

Spectators can buy a ticket to watch and dance with the competitors at times, play games, enter raffles, win prizes, and more. These tickets are $12 per ticket (which includes a t-shirt) or TWO TICKETS FOR $20 (includes two t-shirts). Otherwise, tickets are $4 at the door with t-shirts available to order inside for $10 (So it's way cheaper to get them now, AND you’ll have them in time for the marathon!) 

Please keep in mind that ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO ST. JUDE!  Please, put the marathon on your calendar and grab some friends to come out and help the cause! For Tickets and more information, contact Riley Vann at 630-554-9984, or call the main office of