Description: Register early for D'Evelyn Jr. / Sr. High School's annual 5K Race/Walk, to be held on Saturday, August 29, 2009. The trail run and walk will be held at the school, which is located at 10359 W. Nassau Ave. (corner of Kipling and Quincy). The event is open to the public. Go to www.develyneducationfoundation.com for registration and event details. Entry fees are $20 for adults and $15 for students/children, and will include a "One Hill of a Race" event t-shirt while supplies last. Cash prizes will be awarded to first and second place male and female race winners in each division: Student (under age 18), Open and D'Evelyn alumni.

Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. the day of the event. High school and junior high cross-country scrimmages begin at 8:00 a.m. and opening ceremonies are at 8:40 a.m. The community run/walk begins at 9:00 a.m. Fun family activities are planned throughout the event and include live entertainment, student and sponsor booths, games for the entire family, a climbing wall, musical performances, sumo wrestling, a dunking tank and an assortment of delicious and healthy food.

This annual event raises money for the D'Evelyn Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that supports academic, athletic and extracurricular programs at D'Evelyn Jr. / Sr. High School. For the second year in a row D'Evelyn was listed in the top 100 schools in the nation by US News and World Report. BusinessWeek magazine (January 15, 2009) printed a list created by the GreatSchools group, an independent, nonprofit organization that inspires parents to be involved in their children's education, that named D'Evelyn as the "Top Performing School" in Colorado. Also, D'Evelyn was named a top Denver area school (#8) by 5280 Magazine (September 2008).