Signs Welcomed the Mushers as They Arrived!
by Iditarod Education Department
Along the Iditarod trail, students develop projects to help welcome the mushers to the community. As in many villages, students in Nulato created posters that were hung around the checkpoint.
Students get very involved in their school activities and enjoy following the race. Their enjoyment grows when the volunteers arrive in the village and begin to set up the checkpoints. Once the mushers arrive, the students really enjoy getting to see the racers and the teams. The students often get autographs from the mushers, too.
In the photography, students in the elementary school, grades K- 4 stood in front of some of the student created posters.
