From left: Jason Walter raised $30,100, Dimitry Teape raised $42,000, Jameel Campbell raised $53,300, and Khallil Grant raised $37,350 for the lapathon which was put on by the parent-teacher association at Wolmer's Boys. - Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer

Within the halls of Wolmer's Boys' School in Kingston are four remarkable boys: Jameel Campbell, 14; Dimitry Teape, 14; Jason Walter, 14, and Khalil Grant, 13. These boys, in their school's annual lapathon, managed to raise $163,000 of the school's total $900,000.

The boys, knowing that this was the most ever made by the fund-raiser, sponsored by earning $100 per lap, nodded wearily, agreeing that yes, that means a very large number of laps.

The boys earned prizes for their efforts - Jameel, a BlackBerry Curve (adding "And I'm still trying to figure out how to use it."). Dimitry and Jason both won iPods, and Khalil a weekend at Starfish Resort.

The four boys were modest about their achievement, with Dimitry and Jameel both attributing their massive success to their parents' help, noting, "I don't know that many people, so I asked them. They definitely helped out."

Their motivation was more intrinsic than anything else. Jason noted, "It's not a popular thing to do. Some kids do it, but not all." With the youngest, Khalil, shyly adding that the decision to enter the lapathon had been his own.

The money will go towards the development of the school, which the boys agree is a worthwhile cause. If they had control of how it were to be spent, they would have no disagreements with the current plans, saying they'd do the same thing.

"The installation of coolers and development of facilities is important," they chorused.

The boys said they participated in the event every year, and planned to do so again next year, though not aiming for the same exponential earnings.

"You need to give other people a chance, you know?" said Jameel, half-jokingly.