OCES celebrates fundraising goal with slime and ice

(June 9, 2023) Ocean City Elementary School students celebrated a record fundraising year for the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge program by sliming and icing their teachers on May 23.

According to a news release from the American Heart Association, students who raised money for the cause poured bright green slime and buckets of icy cold water on physical education teachers Tracy Drocella and Mark Engle.

This year, Ocean City Elementary raised more than $31,670 for Kids Heart Challenge, an activity-based program that inspires youth to stay active. Kids Heart Challenge was formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart.

A total of 56 students also completed Finn’s Mission, a program designed to teach youth the life-saving skill of hands-only CPR, and the warning signs of stroke.

Over the course of more than 30 years, Ocean City Elementary has raised more than $509,000 for the American Heart Association.

“Mrs. Drocella and the entire OCES staff have been incredible supporters of Kids Heart Challenge over the years, encouraging students to be more active and to be advocates for better heart health for families and friends, in addition to raising lifesaving funds for the mission,” Sheri Olsen, the vice president of the American Heart Association’s Youth Market for Maryland, said in the release. a graduation ceremony for the Class of 2023 in Louis H. Taylor Stadium on May 31. Pictured are seniors walking to accept their diplomas and shake the hands of school administrators. (Left) Class of 2023 graduate James Weber returns to his seat with diploma in hand after walking the stage. He was the first to walk from the final row of seniors called to the stage.

For more information about Kids Heart Challenge, visit heart.org/khc.