Here are the Mushers we are following for the 2002 race,
followed by classes from North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Just click on a class name to view their letter to their musher!

Musher	Class(es)
Keith Ali	Mrs. Gassner's MGBN02 students Mrs. Gassner's Mushing Master students Ms. Lewis' 4-2 students Ms. Seegers' 4th graders
Ken Anderson	.
Kjetil Backen	Mrs. Gassner's White Fang students Ms. Williams' 4C students
John Baker	Mrs. Hauser's 5th graders Ms. Lewis' 6-2 students Ms. Timonere's 5th graders Ms. Violas' 7th graders
Jason Barron	Ms. Crider's 4th graders
John Barron	Mrs. Gassner's Snoopy Dog students
Peter Bartlett	Mrs. Gassner's Meow Wolf students Ms. Macloud's students Ms. Robinson's 5th graders Ms. Syvari's 3rd graders
Mark Black	Ms. Hardin's 7th graders Mrs. Hauser's 5th graders Ms. Williams' 4D students
Burt Bomhoff	Ms. Olson's 4th and 5th graders
Bill Borden	Mrs. Gassner's Doggz students Ms. Lynn's 6th, 7th and 8th graders
Charlie Boulding	Ms. Aguilar's students Ms. Bruns' students Ms. Chlebowski's students Mrs. Gassner's Doggz students Mrs Kuczynski's 4th, 5th and 6th graders Ms. Lewis' 4-1 students Ms. Williams' 4D students
John Bramante	.
Ramy Brooks	Ms. Gruhle's students Jacob and Morgan Henderson Ms. Lewis' 4-3 students Ms. Pavlochik's 3rd graders Ms. J. Wells' students
Robert Bundtzen	.
Martin Buser	Mrs. Birch's students Mrs. Boyle's 4th graders Ms. Deitch's third graders Ms. Edge's 1st graders Mr. Kline's K/1 students Ms. Law's students Ms. Lewis' 6-3 students Ms. Macloud's students Mrs. McCalls 2nd graders Ms. Schulte's 8th year students Ms. Seegers' 4th graders Ms. Taylor's 4th graders Ms. Thompson-Melby's Kindergartners Ms. R. Wells' students Ms. Wilkison's 2nd graders Ms. Williams' 4C students Ms. Zombro's 4th graders
Ken Chase	.
Bill Cotter	Mrs. Hauser's 5th graders
Devan Currier	.
Garth Elsdon	Mrs. Gassner's Random Eskimo students
Nikolai Ettyne	.
Linwood Fielder	Mr. BJ and Mrs. Grace's 9-12 year old students Mrs. Gassner's Meow Wolf students Mrs. Gassner's Snoopy Dog students Mr. Hennessy's students Ms. Lewis' 6-1 students Ms. McEntire's students Ms. Mulbry's 5th graders Mrs. Orsini's students Mrs. Pittner's 4th graders Ms. Richardson's 1st graders Mr. Sanders 4th graders Ms. Seim's students Mr. Sutz's 2nd graders
Lisa Frederic	Mrs. Cox's 2nd graders Ms. Deitch's third graders Mrs. Ehrler's students Mrs. Gassner's Meow Wolf students Mrs. Gassner's Mushing Master students Ms. Pelz's 1st graders Ms. Seegers' 4th graders
Jim Gallea	Ms. Puckett's students
Hans Gatt	Ms. Schneider's students Ms. Sveen's 6th graders
Melanie Gould	Ms. Lewis' 4-2 students The Snowless Huskies
Nils Hahn	.
Vern Halter	Ms. D. Johnson's students Ms. Lewis' 6-2 students Ms. Sandine's 4th and 5th graders Ms. Vike's Kindergartners Ms. York's 3rd graders
Ellen Halverson	.
Al Hardman	Ms. Jackson's 2nd and 3rd graders Mrs. LaFreniere's students
Rick Horstmann	Ms. Dean's students
G.B. Jones	Ms. Dean's students
Dee Dee Jonrowe	Ms. Call's students Mrs. Castelluci's students Mrs. Christophel's 3rd graders Ms. Dean's students Ms. Deitch's third graders Doty Community Connection After School students Mrs. Duncan-Moore's 6B students Mrs. Eckerle's Afternoon students Ms. Ganz's K/1 students Mrs. Gassner's Doggz students Mrs. Gassner's MGBN02 students Mrs. Gassner's Random Eskimo students Mrs. Gassner's White Fang students Mrs. Goble's 7th graders Ms. Grose's students Ms. Gruhle's students Mrs. Hauser's 5th graders Ms. Jasovsky's 7th and 8th graders Mr. Kline's K/1 students Mrs. Konas' students Ms. Lewis' 6-2 students Ms. McGreavy's 5th graders The Misha Mushers Ms. Morin's Alaskan Baltos Ms. Olson's 4th and 5th graders Ms. Pile's 1st graders Ms. Ramirez' 4th graders Ms. Walker's students Ms. Williams' 4D students Mrs. Wingler's students
Harmony Kanavle	Ms. Timonere's 4th graders Ms. Williams' 4D students
Jeff King	Ms. Ackerman's class Mrs. Barajas's 4th graders Mrs. Birch's students Mrs. Clark's 5th graders Ms. Cosgrove's 3rd graders Ms. Dean's students Mrs. Dively's students Ms. Dury's students Mrs. Gassner's White Fang students Mrs. Hauser's 5th graders Ms. Jasovsky's 7th and 8th graders Ms. J. Johnson's students Ms. Lewis' 6-1 students Ms. Looney's 4th graders Ms. Macloud's students Ms. McGreavy's 5th graders Ms. Morin's Huskies Ms. M. Pryor's 4th graders Ms. Savage's 4th and 5th graders Ms. Schneeberger's students Ms. Shroyer's third graders Kevin Sutton Mrs. Weidenbenner's morning students Ms. Williams' 4D students
Sonny King	Mrs. Hauser's 5th graders Ms. Hoylen's 1st graders Ms. Kelley's 1st graders Ms. Surratt's 3rd graders Mrs. Wake's students
Karen Land	Ms. Lewis' 4-3 students Ms. Misiniec's second graders Lisa nad Kaitlyn Pickens Ms. Ramirez' 4th graders Mrs. Rochelle and Mr. Marcus' 7-8 year old students Ms. Timonere's 6th graders Mrs. Volmar's students
Jim Lanier	.
Bruce Lee	.
Sonny Lindner	Ms. Lewis' 4-1 students Mr. Sutz's 2nd graders Ms. Timonere's 5th graders
Jon Little	Mrs. Ehrler's students Ms. Lewis' 4-3 students
Lance Mackey	.
Sandy McKee	Ms. Keyes' students Ms. Law's students Ms. Macloud's students
Judy Merritt	Ms. Patterson's students
Lesley Monk	Mrs. Gassner's Northern Lights students Ms. Macloud's students
Jim Oehlschlaeger	Ms. Bisesi and Ms. Brouse's students
Tim Osmar	Ms. Lewis' 4-2 students
Tim Passananti	.
Lynda Plettner	Mrs. Ehrler's students Mrs. Gassner's Snoopy Dog students Ms. S. Williams students
Ray Redington, Jr.	Ms. Violas' 7th graders
Jerry Riley	Mrs. Hauser's 5th graders Ms. McGreavy's 5th graders Ms. Morin's Alaskan Racers
Palmer Sagoonick	.
Mitch Seavey	Ms. Goede's Kindergartners
Ramey Smyth	Ms. Keith's 3rd graders Ms. Weltich's 2nd graders
Perry Solmonson	Ms. Olson's 4th and 5th graders
Robert Sorlie	Ms. Cappa's students Mrs. Gassner's Northern Lights students
Gerald Sousa	.
David Straub	Ms. Lewis' 6-3 students
Rick Swenson	Ms. Belcher's 7th graders Mrs. Bockiaro's 4th graders Ms. Dean's students Mrs. Ehrler's students The Fellowship Ms. Ganz's K/1 students Mrs. Gassner's Northern Lights students Ms. Goldoor's 4th and 5th graders Ms. Hash's Students Mrs. Hauser's 5th graders Ms. Hull's 3rd graders Ms. Jasovsky's 7th and 8th graders Ms. Johnson's 4th graders Mrs. Kasprowicz's 5th graders Ms. Lewis' 6-3 students Ms. McGreavy's 5th graders Lisa and Casey Pickens Ms. Resh's 2nd graders Mr. Richter's 6th graders Ms. Scheumann's 6th graders Ms. Schuitema's 4th graders Ms. Timonere's 6th graders Ms. Waltermire's students
Doug Swingley	Mr. Berry's students Mrs. Bertuca's 4th graders Ms. Bieser's students Ms. Boyer's students Mr. Brisley's K/1 students Mrs. Burror's 1st graders Ms. Cisewski's Kindergartners Ms. Crowley's students Ms. Dean's students Ms. DeCarlo's students Ms. Deckard's students Ms. Deitch's third graders Mr. Dively's students Mrs. Durhman's 5th graders Mrs. Eckerle's Morning students Mrs. Ehrler's students The Fellowship Ms. Fenton's students Ms. Fryman's students Mrs. Gassner's Booter students Mrs. Gassner's MGBN02 students Mrs. Gassner's Mushing Master students Mrs. Gassner's Random Eskimo students Gibbs Homeschool Ms. Hall's students Mrs. Hauser's 5th graders Ms. Imboden's 4th graders Ms. Jasovsky's 7th and 8th graders Ms. P. Johnson's 4th graders Ms. Kenny's P-6 students Ms. Lewis' 6-1 students Ms. Macloud's students Mrs. McCrery's 2nd graders Ms. McGreavy's 5th graders Ms. Meier's 1st graders Ms. Moore's students Ms. Morin's Running Mushers Ms. Neff's Kindergartners Ms. Nye's Kindergartners Ms. Okholm's Primary students Ms. Olson's students Ms. Payette's students Mrs. Potratz's students Mrs. Priscilla and Mrs. Freida's 6 -7 year old students Ms. Roehm's students Ms. Schneider's students Mrs. Schroeder's students Ms. Severin's students Ms. Smith's 3rd graders Mrs. Weidenbenner's afternoon students Ms. Williams' 4C students Ms. Young's 4th graders
Harald Tunheim	.
Dan Vetsch	Tricia and April Lane Mrs. Kasprowicz's 5th graders
Kelly Williams	Ms. Taylor's 3rd graders Ms. Williams' 4C students
Mike Williams	Ms. Muller's students
Aily Zirkle	Ms. Crowley's students Ms. Dean's students Ms. Dury's students Mrs. Gallager's 4th graders Mrs. Gassner's Booter students Ms. Patterson's students Mrs. Rohn's 4th graders Ms. Williams' 4C students

Here are the directions we followed:

1) Study the musher biographies online

2) Have your class select one musher you will follow throughout the race

3) Email your choice to Walter

4) Mushers and classes will be posted here before the start of the race!

Another great strategy some of us used:

Have each student select their own musher to follow within the classroom. This will promote more critical thinking as the race plays itself out. You would still have one main musher the entire class is following for the eIditarod project, but students would also have a vested interest in following a second musher individually. In this way, as you receive an email from the trail offering a problem solving task for your class musher, you can extend the experience by having students individually complete the task for their individual mushers too!