Great Mail Race 2001

Although we had only 6 schools respond last year, we
decided to continue our Great Mail Race.
Our response this year was fantastic!
We had 12 schools respond to our letters.

Listed below are the schools that responded and a few facts about each one. Click on the school to visit them and find out more facts about their school.

School
Location
Neighborhood
Orchard School of Science
Cleveland, Ohio
Urban
Hoover Elementary
 North Mankato, Minnesota
 Urban
Orangethorpe Elementary
 Fullerton, California
Rural
Chisholm Elementary
 Edmond, Oklahoma
 Suburban
Seven Oaks Elementary
 Columbia, South Carolina
Suburban 
Hill City Elementary
 Hill City, Kansas
 Rural
Grenada Upper Elementary
 Grenada, Mississippi
 ?
West Lawn Elementary
 Grand Island, Nebraska
 Urban
Ojo Amarillo Elementary
 Fruitland, New Mexico
 Urban
Hyde Park Elementary
 Waukegan, Illinois
 Suburban
Rindge Elementary
 Rindge, New Hampshire
Rural 
Friendship Valley Elementary
 Westminster, Maryland
 Suburban
Bowler School
Bowler,Wisconsin
Rural

Just like last year, we included a survey that each responding teacher filled out. Below are the results.

Video Games

School
Sega
Playstation
None
Both
Orchard
3
6
1
12
 Orangethorpe
1 
19 
2 
7 
 Chisholm
0 
11
5 
2
 Seven Oaks
0 
6 
2 
14 
 Hill City
1 
7 
4 
1 
 West Lawn
 0
8 
5 
8 
Grenada
0
15
1
2
 Ojo Amarillo
0 
17 
1 
3 
 Hyde Park
26
0 
0 
0 
 Rindge
4 
28 
3 
8 
 Friendship Valley
0 
13 
2 
2 
 Bowler
0 
11 
2 
2 
 Hoover
 2
 5
2 
14 
 Students
37 
146 
30 
75 
Percent 
13% 
51% 
10% 
26%

Breakfast Cereals

School
Frosted Flakes
Honey-Nut Cheerios
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Trix
Cap'n Crunch
Orchard
0
4
6
6
5
 Hoover 
2 
5 
12 
2 
1 
 Orangethorpe
3 
4 
18 
2 
2 
 Chisholm
4 
0 
8 
4 
1 
 Seven Oaks
4 
0 
8 
8 
2 
 Hill City
0 
0 
6 
2 
5 
 Grenada
1 
0 
3 
6 
6 
 West Lawn
10 
1 
7 
2 
1 
 Ojo Amarillo
6 
4 
2 
2 
6 
 Hyde Park
6 
0 
0 
11 
4 
 Rindge
6 
2 
18 
5 
12 
 Friendship Valley
3 
2 
7 
3 
2 
 Bowler
2 
4 
8 
0 
1 
 Totals
47 
26 
102 
52 
49 

Drinks

School
Coke
Pepsi
7 up
Mountain Dew
Orchard
3
6
7
5
 Hoover
 6
6 
2 
9
 Orangethorpe
5 
17 
3 
4 
 Chisholm
5 
4 
2 
8 
 Seven Oaks
7 
4 
0 
11 
 Hill City
3 
3 
1 
6 
 Grenada
0 
3 
3 
14 
 West Lawn
5 
5 
4 
7 
 Ojo Amarillo
4 
7 
7 
3 
 Hyde Park
6 
2 
15 
1 
 Rindge
10
8 
8 
17 
 Friendship Valley
7 
5 
1 
4 
 Bowler School
1 
6 
4 
4 
Totals
62
77
56
92

Sports

School
Football
Baseball
Basketball
Soccer
Orchard
8
3
9
1
 Hoover
 8
2 
7 
6 
 Orangethorpe
14 
6 
5 
4 
 Chisholm
9 
2 
5 
3 
 Seven Oaks
5 
2 
2 
13 
 Hill City
4 
0 
3 
6 
 Grenada
5 
5 
8 
2 
 West Lawn
10 
3 
1 
7 
 Ojo Amarillo
10 
0 
7 
4 
 Hyde Park
1 
2 
18 
2 
 Rindge
11 
5 
12 
15 
 Friendship Valley
5 
0 
4 
8 
 Bowler School
7 
1 
5 
2 
Totals
97
31
82
73

                                                                      School Subjects
School
Math
Reading
Spelling
Science
Social Studies
Orchard
12
0
4
5
0
 Hoover
7 
2 
5 
4 
1 
 Orangethorpe
14 
1 
5 
9 
0 
 Chisholm
7 
1 
1 
4 
6 
 Seven Oaks
1 
3 
4 
2 
12 
 Hill City
9 
1 
1 
1 
1 
 Grenada
12 
2 
4 
3 
0 
 West Lawn
13 
4 
4 
0 
0 
 Ojo Amarillo
11 
4 
1 
4 
0 
 Hyde Park
12 
1 
7 
1 
1 
 Rindge
16 
6 
6 
12 
3 
 Friendship Valley
6 
1 
0 
4 
8 
 Bowler School
11 
1 
0 
2 
1 
Totals
131
27
44
48
31

Transportation

School
Car Riders
Bus Riders
Walkers
Orchard
4
15
2
 Hoover
8 
7 
7 
 Orangethorpe
17 
0 
12 
 Chisholm
5 
10 
3 
 Seven Oaks
15 
2 
5 
 Hill City
8 
3 
2 
 Grenada
17 
4 
0 
 West Lawn
3 
1 
17 
 Ojo Amarillo
5 
8 
7 
 Hyde Park
8 
10 
6 
 Rindge
8 
31 
4 
 Friendship Valley
1 
15 
1 
 Bowler School
11 
1 
2 
Totals
111
111
64

Pizza Toppings

School
Cheese
Sausage
Pepperoni
Mushroom
Onions
Orchard
5
2
13
1
0
 Hoover
8 
1 
12 
1 
1 
 Orangethorpe
1 
1 
27 
0 
0 
 Chisholm
11 
4 
5 
4 
5 
 Seven Oaks
10 
0 
10 
1 
1 
 Hill City
6 
3 
3 
1 
0 
 Grenada
1 
5 
13 
0 
0 
 West Lawn
6 
1 
12 
1 
1 
 Ojo Amarillo
0 
1 
19 
0 
0 
 Hyde Park
7 
3 
12 
1 
0 
 Rindge
21 
0 
18 
2 
1 
 Friendship Valley
6
3 
6 
1 
1 
 Bowler School
6 
5 
4 
0 
0 
Totals
88
29
154
13
10
And Finally....Our Quarter Survey!
State Quarter
Percent
State Quarter
Percent
Regular Quarter
6%
Massachusetts
6%
Deleware
4%
Maryland
9%
Pennsylvania
3%
South Carolina
25%
New Jersey
11%
New Hampshire
9%
Georgia
4%
Virginia
19%
Connecticut
4%
Number of Students
267
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