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This week we are featuring a Graduated Gregori High TRM Senior! Her words we should follow!

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Not to diminish the accomplishments of the other 219 students, they all were amazingly dedicated this year, I wanted to give special recognition to our two 6-year students. Helping with this is Deb Kleinfelder, TRM Mentor at Prescott Junior High School, and Paola Campos, Ceres High School Junior, TRM student and team mate of Enrique for the past 5 years who next year will join the 6 year club herself.

Submitted by Debbie Kleinfelder:

Shannon Paulson has participated in the Teens Run Modesto program for the last six years at Prescott Junior High, each year training and completing the full marathon.  With the cancellation of the 2020 Modesto Marathon, Shannon took to the East La Loma trails and completed her sixth full marathon on March 20, 2020.

She is a master at balancing a very busy schedule.  Each year Shannon not only works hard training, but is always willing to help other students/ mentors.  Her positive attitude and willingness to help out has been an invaluable asset to our program.    Over the years Shannon has been an excellent student mentor for the young students on the Prescott team.  She is always willing to run and talk to them about high school and  what to expect.  

As if training for a marathon each year isn’t hard enough, Shannon also excels at her academic endeavors.  She has taken as many AP classes as she can, while maintaining her straight A report cards.  Shannon has also participated for four years on Gregori’s cross country and Mock Trial teams. Her hard work paid off in February when she accepted early admission to University of California, Berkeley.  Watch out world, she is on her way

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Submitted by Paola Campos:

Training for and running a marathon is a life changing journey. Yes,there’s the early mornings, and the cold weather, and the sore muscles, but the finish line proves to be worth each and every struggle. 

For eleven years now, Teens Run Modesto has been working to teach students the value of having courage and setting goals. Over the course of six months, students are taught that if one simply focuses on one run at a time, one mile at a time, one step at a time, anything and everything is possible. Led by a select group of amazing mentors, the 2019-2020 TRM year had  hundreds of students sign up to run either the half or full marathon on March 29th, 2020. Nonetheless, due to uncontrollable circumstances, the race was cancelled a few weeks prior to the race date. This was a hard moment for everyone in the community, but with health being a priority many are looking forward to running the race next year.

For seniors, their hard work does not go unrecognized. In particular, there are two seniors who have been part of the program for six years and merit recognition:

Enrique Martínez of Central Valley High School in Ceres, and Shannon Paulson Gregori High School seniors.

Enrique Martínez started running with TRM back in 2014 when he was in seventh grade. Following in his father’s footsteps, Enrique has worked hard every year to meet his goals. In 2018, he set his fastest marathon at 3 hours 27 minutes and 34 seconds, placing second in his age group overall. But more than simply being fast, Enrique is also an exceptional student and person. With hopes of helping others, Enrique is currently waiting for his admission to Stanford University where he hopes to become a surgeon. This year, Enrique’s goal was to run the marathon under three hours and qualify for Boston. This year, that might not be possible. However, there’s one thing to know for sure: regardless of where life takes Enrique, he will succeed. The world better brace itself because Enrique Martínez III still has a lot to offer and it’s not a matter of if, but when.

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Thank you was given to the Teens Run Modesto program for supporting Ceres Schools Students. TRM was recognized as the CUSD Foundation Friend of Education, helping Students Today & Tomorrow.

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We would like to invite you to come and listen to them.

We think you will be inspired and amazed at the challenges the students face in their lives as well as learning about the passions of our youth.  Depending on the subject they choose to speak about.  Each student will speak for about 8 to 10 minutes.  Plan for about an hour and a half for presentations,  after we will have a few light snacks and time to socialize.

This is a really big deal and we would like to support them as much as possible by having an audience.   Please feel free to share this invitation with others you think would be interested in attending.

Although, RSVP is not necessary it would be nice to have an idea of how many to plan for, so we don’t over or under purchase the refreshments. RSVP to membership@shadowchase.org

Heidi Ryan

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Have you heard of the TRM Leadership Program?

We are excited to announce our fourth year of the TRM Leadership Program offered exclusively to TRM Juniors and Seniors. The program is a free 5 week program targeted to help juniors and seniors transition into life after graduation by developing skills in many areas including professionalism, leadership, communication, and career readiness. Students that participate in the TRM Leadership Program will receive professional mentorship, invaluable skills, an opportunity to discover leadership, build confidence, and special consideration for the TRM scholarship. We hope to see all of you there!

This year, our program is 5 sessions and will occur throughout the season on Sundays from 11:00am-3:00pm on the following dates:

• January 13
• January 27
• February 10
• February 24
• March 10 (Final Presentations)

Students that complete the program will get a free shirt and certificate.

Register today! Complete the Leadership Application and email to Amanda at runningcoachamanda@gmail.com by December 30th. 

Looking forward to seeing all of you!

Amanda Drake

TRM Leadership Program Director

runningcoachamanda@gmail.com

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