Photos: OCHS Color Run raises $500 for CAYA House

Aidan Dellinger (left), a junior student at Oglethorpe County High School, and Su Moo (right), a senior student at Oglethorpe County High School, throw chalk at runners as they run along the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. In total, roughly 40 runners signed up to run in the Color Run, each contributing to funding The CAYA House. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
A group of runners walk through a patch of sunlight along the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run course at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The Color Run itself was planned and run almost entirely by the members of the Oglethorpe County High School National Honor Society, alongside help from their teacher and NHS advisor Jennifer Yauck. “They sell the registrations at lunch, they come in here on Friday afternoon and get all the color ready an
A runner waves as she runs along the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run course at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The Color Run itself was planned and run almost entirely by the members of the Oglethorpe County High School National Honor Society, alongside help from their teacher and NHS advisor Jennifer Yauck. “They sell the registrations at lunch, they come in here on Friday afternoon and get all the color ready and all the stuff ready to
Aydan Aziz, a sophomore student at Oglethorpe County High School, throws chalk at a runner as they cross the start line behind the gym of the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. After beginning the run, participants would run or walk approximately 1.5 miles along the high school’s cross country course. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
Jake Huff, a sophomore student at Oglethorpe County High School, prepares to throws chalk at runners as they run along the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Though the chalk kept blowing back into his face, Huff was excited to be able to participate in the Color Run while raising funds for The CAYA House. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
A group of runners move along the course of the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run, running behind the gym of the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Each participants paid a $20 entry fee, collected in order to benefit The CAYA House. “[The CAYA House] is always in need of more donations, and as a group, NHS has votes on what charity will represent. So we found it an important one to support,” said Sophia Wilson, a senior student and National Honor
Jake Huff, a sophomore student at Oglethorpe County High School, reaches into his bucket of chalk while waiting along the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
Jake Huff, a sophomore student at Oglethorpe County High School, throws chalk at runners as they run along the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Though the chalk kept blowing back into his face, Huff was excited to be able to participate in the Color Run while raising funds for The CAYA House. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
Aidan Dellinger, a junior student at Oglethorpe County High School, reaches into his bucket to grab a handful of chalk while waiting along the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run course at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Both Dellinger’s mother Alicia Dellinger, an economics teacher at OCHS, and grandmother Shirley Smith ran in the Color Run. Dellinger was very enthusiastic in his chalk throwing when either came within his range. (Photo/Felix
Aydan Aziz, a sophomore student at Oglethorpe County High School, throws chalk at runners as they cross the start line on Saturday, April 26, 2025. After beginning the run, participants would run or walk approximately 1.5 miles along the high school’s cross country course. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
Three Color Run participants move along the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run course at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. “I think the most important [skill] is… being a part of your community,” said Jennifer Yauck, the NHS advisor of OCHS and teacher to many of the students within NHS in relation to the importance of students taking charge of the Color Run. “… and realizing, you know, that volunteering and doing things to help others is just
Jake Huff, a sophomore student at Oglethorpe County High School, throws chalk at runners as they run along the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. In an attempt to avoid the colored chalk blowing back into his face, Huff moved further down the course. Sadly, his movement had no effect on the amount of chalk that coated him with each throw. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
Two Color Run participants are hit with buckets of colorful chalk from both sides as they prepare to cross the finish line of the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run course at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. In addition to getting covered in chalk powder, the annual OCHS Color Run allows for members of Oglethorpe County to come together for a morning of colorful camaraderie while supporting a local cause able to directly affect their own comm
Aydan Aziz, a sophomore student at Oglethorpe County High School, throws chalk at another student helping to run the Color Run at the finish line of the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run course at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. After finishing the run, participants would be greeted by the remaining NHS members, who would cover those crossing the finish line in a shower of colored chalk. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
A collection of teachers from Oglethorpe County Elementary School pose for a portrait after finishing the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run course at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. In total, the OCHS NHS raised $500 in support of The CAYA House. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
Abby Hormeku, a sophomore student at Oglethorpe County High School, throws chalk at a race participant as they cross the finish line of the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run course at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
Alicia Dellinger, an economics teacher at Oglethorpe County High School, poses for a portrait after finishing the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run course at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. A majority of the chalk spread across Dellinger came from members of NHS who had her as a teacher, alongside her son Aidan Dellinger. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
A stack of colorful chalky buckets and a squeeze bottle sit next to the finish line after the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. After the race concluded, members of the OCHS NHS gathered together to congratulate and thank those who participated, before working together to wash the buckets, bottles, and other dirtied items clean of the chalk. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
Su Moo (left), a senior student at Oglethorpe County High School and Bailey Abrams, a junior student at Oglethorpe County High School, walk together while helping to clean up after the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. “This is kind of [Mrs. Yauck’s] big main event,” said Abrams. “…everyone just kind of got together, just talked it over, and got it set up.” (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
Abby Hormeku, a sophomore student at Oglethorpe County High School, poses for a portrait at the finish line of the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run course at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Hormequ was among the students responsible for choosing The CAYA House as the OCHS Color Run’s fundraising charity, as each year the members of the National Honor Society vote on which local nonprofit will be donated the proceeds of the event. (Photo/Fe
Members of Oglethorpe County High School National Honor Society work together to clean up the area behind the OCHS gym after the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run at the Oglethorpe County High School in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Though the event had ended, colorful chalk continued to fill the air as students continued to empty the remaining chalk within their buckets onto their friends and peers. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)
Genesis Palma Umana (left), Madeline Forschler (center), and Harper Palmer (right), all senior students at Oglethorpe County High School, work together to clean the buckets used to hold the colorful chalk throw during the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run within the Oglethorpe County High School gym in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. “Even though a lot of these a lot of these folks are friends, some of them are in different grades, some of them do completely different activiti
A pair of glasses, a phone, and a set of car keys, all covered in chalk powder, sit on a small outcropping of a wall within the Oglethorpe County High School gym in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, after the Oglethorpe County High School Color Run on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)

Nearly 40 runners participated in this year’s Oglethorpe County High School Color Run, moving along the roughly 1.5-mile course while being covered in handfuls of colorful chalk thrown by members of the OCHS National Honor Society on Saturday.

The annual event is run by members of the National Honor Society. Guided by their adviser, science teacher Jennifer Yauck, students sell tickets, set up the course, throw chalk, and most importantly, pick a nonprofit.

“At the beginning of the year, we vote on a local nonprofit to donate our money to, and it’s the students who vote on it,” Yauck said. “So this year, it was CAYA House.”

The CAYA House is dedicated to providing fresh food and household accessories to those in need. This year’s Color Run raised $500 for the organization.

“(The CAYA House) is always in need of more donations,” said Sophia Wilson, a senior and National Honor Society executive member. “So we found it an important one to support.”

Yauck said working the Color Run also builds valuable skills for students.

“I think the most important (skill) is being a part of your community,” Yauck said, “and realizing that volunteering and doing things to help others is just just an important part of life, and then the other part is being able to interact with people.”