In September, the P.E. Wallace Middle School P.E. department started a running club that meets every Thursday after school. Students run or walk around the track for 45 minutes. The club has grown each week, nearing almost 100 participants.

World War II veteran James South of Watauga, TX near Fort Worth will celebrate his 100th birthday on October 7. When asked by his son what he wanted for his birthday, South requested 100 birthday cards. To date, he has received over 60,000. To honor South, the Wallace Running Club ran 100 combined laps and made a happy birthday banner.

Wallace videoed the event and contacted the family and nursing home to give him the banner and a copy of the video. The video can be viewed on the MPISD Facebook page.  Running club members are signed up to run in the Everything Texas Ranch Run as well as the Suzanna Grigsby event later in the month. All Wallace students are welcome to join the running club. Information is available in the Wallace front office.

 

Pictured:  The P.E. Wallace Running Club