Hawthorn Students are 'Girls on the Run'

Nearly 60 girls in third through fifth grades are training with the Hawthorn Elementary School South “Girls on the Run” program.

The girls and their teacher/trainers began running twice per week, either before or after school, at the end of February. Their efforts will culminate with the opportunity to run in a 5K race planned for June 1 in downtown Chicago.

Girls on the Run – Chicago is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire girls to be healthy and confident while also encouraging positive emotional, social, mental and physical development.

The Hawthorn team includes Marianne Abante, Jocelyn Aguirre, Rebecca Alterson, Yashly Alvarez, Jada Bosso, Kiley Brockway, Meghan Cavolick, Lucy Darling, Kaileah Diaz, Vanessa Echeverria, Zoey Fowler, Melanie Franco, Mackenzie Furlett, Emma Ginster, Katie Goldstone, Kelsey Gramins, Anna Griffith, Jimena Hernandez, Candice Himley, Rachel Hirschman, Katie Hoffman, Emily Huse, Brooke Kading, Hailey Kanter, Sophie Karedis, Christine Kim, Allison Klemstein, Annemarie Landis, Madalyn Loiben, Dasha Lukinova, Sofia Isabel Mattei, Rylie Max, Zoey McColough, Kayla McNamara, Jackie Morales, Laila Morgan, Anika Narula, Isabelle Pangilinan, Brooke Pieper, Anjali Ramesh, Katherine Ratke, Marley Reback, Olivia Reich, Jane Rogers, Eleni Roumeliotis, Maya Salwa, Ursula Salwa, Sadie Sheridan, Cynthia Sifuentes, Emily Slezberg, Jordyn Smith, Katie Sternfield, Emma Streb, Addy Stobart, Natalie Varela, Rithanyaa Venkat, Emma Wakefield, Kaylin Watt and Alyssa Zivkovic.