Panther Dash
About this race
PADDOCK COMMUNITY! It's time for the PANTHER DASH!
Goal: $20,000
Fundraising Period: Wednesday September 16 - Tuesday September 29
Panther Dash Obstacle Course: Wednesday September 30
Panther Dash is Paddock PTA's BIGGEST fundraiser of the year with donations accepted online from Wednesday September 16 through Tuesday September 29, 2026. The fundraising campaign will culminate with the Panther Dash Obstacle Course during school on September 30, 2026. Our goal is to raise $20,000 this year which equates to $45 per student. Every donation makes a BIG impact!
Panther Dash brings in over 75% of Paddock PTA's funding for the school year. All the funds raised will help pay for the PTA's activities that make Paddock great! These activities include assemblies, Panther Fest, Family Reading Night, STEAM Fair, Book Fair, Holiday shop, Winter Wishes, Teacher Appreciation Week, and much more! Past years we have paid for a new playground, the soccer goals, the outdoor learning space, and so much more!
Prizes for Top Fundraisers:
- 1st Place: Apple iPad
- 2nd Place: Nex Playground
- 3rd Place: Kindle Paperwhite
- Top Student Fundraiser from EACH Grade: SLIME Mr. Christ
FULL CLASS PRIZES:
- Top Fundraising Class: Movie Day
- Top Fundraising Class Per Grade: Extra Recess
- Any Class with 50% Fundraising Participation: Choice Day
Register and donate today! For every $50 raised, students earn additional chances to win prizes:
- Police car ride to school
- Chromebook keyboard cover
- Wireless mouse
- Coin for book vending machine
- Bus dismissal announcement
- Extra PE class
- Lunch with Mr. Christ
- Water bottles
- World Cup soccer balls
- Games
- Paint-Your-Own kits
- Squishies
- Plus more!
THANK YOU to everyone for your support during this time. We'd also like to thank our sponsor: Woodfield Financial Advisors
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Obstacle race
Panther Dash 2026
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Palatine yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 6:48 AM and sets at 6:35 PM local time (CDT) in Palatine on September 30, 2026 — 11h 47m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 14 Palatine events
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