- October 10, 2024
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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)
Drift Race (Future)
Push Race (Classic)
Push Race (Future)
Creative/Original Design
Pathways Spirit
Team Spirit