Taft Middle School Participates in Memorial Marathon

The hallways at Taft Middle School get crazy after school two days a week. That is because 75 middle schoolers and a eight educators are training for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. These kids are overcoming a lot to run. They are working on the Couch to 5k training and two are training for the half marathon at Taft, led by Principal Lisa Johnson and teacher Ellen Cooper. "We have a 98 percent free-and -reduced lunch rate. This is the one sport that they could take through the rest of their lives," said Johnson while training with the kids recently. "We want to transform these kids mind, body and spirit."

It didn't take long for the word to get around that Taft needed some help to make a real difference in the lives of these kids. The Oklahoma City Running Club, Landrunners, joined forces with the Memorial and Museum to make sure these kids will be at the race on May 1st. Watch their inspiring story.

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[armymedic98]

im not saying anything bad about the school but the teachers would make fun of you and so would the kids,like one of the coaches,coach johnson or something like that kept making fun of me an this other kid that was also white i dont know if it was that reason or what,but yah i had enough of the school after 3 weeks couldnt belive i lasted that long,we moved,its not my type of school.

[FuzzyBunny171]

@armymedic98 you will do great if you don't talk shit, i went there last year. 8th graders rock

[FuzzyBunny171]

Hey that my peoples. I was in 8th last year. It shows Tristan and Corn and Monica, man i miss you guys. Love Natasha

[vikings2873]

Ghetto Ass School!



[Lonnie716]

go taft i just graduated from there

[armymedic98]

@MrBigboii1 oh yah i think i heard about that too but the students in this vid have many dif kinds of clothes?

[MrBigboii1]

@armymedic98 you can have the taft logo on it.......at least you could when i went i dont know how it is now

[armymedic98]

@MrBigboii1 but dont you have to be in uniform with no logo on it and cacky pants?thats what ive heard

[MrBigboii1]

@armymedic98 it was okay when i went but i dont know how it is now it been three years

[armymedic98]

@MrBigboii1 just wondering is the school good cause im going next year and im really nervuse