• Members of the Tahoe Lakers with Sam Hernandez, 11, in Mrs. Terpening's class. He had a cast on with a broken ankle.
    Members of the Tahoe Lakers with Sam Hernandez, 11, in Mrs. Terpening’s class. He had a cast on with a broken ankle.
  • Mrs. Harnett with her first graders. Photo by STN.
    Mrs. Harnett with her first graders. Photo by STN.
  • Students, and a Tahoe Laker, running the course. photo by STN.
    Students, and a Tahoe Laker, running the course. photo by STN.
  • Another Lake Tahoe Laker's group shot. They were a hit with the kids, giving autographs, taking photos.
    Another Lake Tahoe Laker’s group shot. They were a hit with the kids, giving autographs, taking photos.
  • Parent Frank Papandrea with his first-grader Adeline. A broken arm didn't keep her down. Photo by STN.
    Parent Frank Papandrea with his first-grader Adeline. A broken arm didn’t keep her down. Photo by STN.
  • More of the Lake Tahoe Lakers and their fans. Photo by STN.
    More of the Lake Tahoe Lakers and their fans. Photo by STN.
  • And they're off! Photo by STN.
    And they’re off! Photo by STN.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – In the annual South Lake Tahoe tradition, local elementary schools are getting their walk-a-thons in before the first snow falls.

This was the case Friday on the field at Sierra House Elementary. Hundreds of students donning their class t-shirts ran and/or walked the course set up on the field along Pioneer Trail.

Teachers, parents, siblings all joined in with Principal Karen Holmes, as did members from the Lake Tahoe Lakers ice hockey team of the United States Premier Hockey League.