Ready, set race! Pathways Elementary holds 19th annual derby

Twenty-three teams took part in the annual "Most Spectacular Awe Inspiring Derby" on Friday, May 17.

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You always know when it's Derby Day at Pathways Elementary.

There's students holding signs, parents set up with their cameras and camping chairs along the pickup loop, and most importantly: fifth grade teams with their decorated derby cars and matching team outfits ready to give the race their all.

The school's 19th annual "Most Spectacular Awe Inspiring Derby" took place on Friday, May 17. A total of 23 teams participated in the event this year, which consists of a derby car parade, two drift races down a ramp and a push race. 

Students competed in “future” cars, which are new to the derby, and “classic” cars, which have been in the derby in the past. 

The race is organized annually by Pathways Elementary teacher Matt Coleman, who also acts as the race director. The grand marshals for this year's race were Ormond Beach Police Officers Danielle Henderson and Andy Rossi, of the department's Community Outreach division. 

Seabreeze High School Senior Kalease Heggins sang the national anthem. She is her school's prom and homecoming queen and will be enlisting in the U.S. Army after graduation. 

This year's derby winners were:

Drift Race (Classic)

  1. Florida Boys — Sammy Bogdanowicz and Parker Thomas
  2. The Ormond Athletics — Dominic Amato and Rylie Georg
  3. Swift Swifties — Eva Murphy and Jane Alyce Wile
The 2024 Pathways Derby teams. Courtesy photo

Drift Race (Future)

  1. Cookie Crew — Zachary Garcia and Ben Warburton
  2. Wild Childs — Levi Jones and Ethan Luke
  3. Passionate Patriots — Rachel Marshall and Kaylee Rancourt

Push Race (Classic)

  1. Florida Boys — Sammy Bogdanowicz and Parker Thomas
  2. Faster Than Fast — Kennedy Luj and Amelia Whitelaw
  3. The Kraken — Lucy Dorr and Sophia Figueroa

Push Race (Future)

  1. Wild Childs — Levi Jones and Ethan Luke
  2. Cookie Crew — Zachary Garcia and Ben Warburton
  3. Shrek's Slaying Swamp — Mila Garcia and Maya Rice

Creative/Original Design

  1. Cybernetics — Austin O'Malley and Micah Tan
  2. Dalmatian Duo — Milani Antolos and Ava Widick
  3. Cool Runnings — Weston Brengle and Declan Tran

Pathways Spirit

  1. Passionate Patriots — Rachel Marshall and Kaylee Rancourt
  2. The Kraken — Lucy Dorr and Sophia Figueroa
  3. Wild Childs — Levi Jones and Ethan Luke

Team Spirit

  1. Banana Bros — Gus Hardy and Jaxson Marino
  2. Dalmatian Duo — Milani Antolos and Ava Widick
  3. Dos Bros — Isaac Marshall and Cannon Parsons

 

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