Pleasant Hill girls enjoy the fifth annual Father–Daughter Dance, held on Saturday, Feb 20, at the Harrisonville Community Center. Pictured (from left) are Kayt Whitney, Brylea Burkhart, Abbey Brietbach, Abby Welter, Kylie Baker, all of Pleasant Hill.

(Photo for the Times by D.I. Brietbach)

Students at the Pleasant Hill Primary school raised $3,935 and Elementary School students raised another $1,731 for the American Heart Association in a “Jump Rope for Heart” program earlier this year. Jump Rope For Heart is designed to promote physical fitness and heart health through the fun activity of jumping rope. The event is co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. Heart Ambassadors Parker Snow, Wesley Tibai and Tina Bailey told their story of how they were affected by heart disease or stroke. The Primary School staff donated items for a silent auction put on by Janet Anderson to help raise more money that added approximately $200 to the pot. Funds raised in Jump Rope For Heart help fight heart disease and stroke that are the nation's number one and number three killers. Parker Snow from Mrs. Young’s class led his classmates in fundraising with $580. Mrs. Young’s class led other classes at the Primary Scholl with $1,021 and earned their choice of the game to play in physical education. Raising themostmoney in their class and earning the privilege to beMrs. Anderson’s PE helpers were Truman Cartner fromMrs. Bailey’s class, Dawson Sivils fromMrs. Courtney’s class, Megan Swinney from Mrs. Duncan’s class, Anthony Wood from Mrs. Jones’s class, Morgan Wilhite from Mrs. McDaniel’s class, Wesley Tibai from Mrs. Mueller’s class and Parker Snow from Mrs. Young’s class. The top fundraisers at the Elementary School were Tori Parrot ($125), Faith Griggs ($105), Beau Brown ($345), Dawson Ferdig ($95), Summer Ray ($750), Jordan Hamlin ($80), Noah DesCombes ($90) and Layla Heritage ($80).