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Melodie Phelps, News Editor

In Local News - May 26, 2009

 

Monticello — Imagine a physical education class where a sports icon like Tiger Woods instructs students on how to perfect a golf swing, or Buddy Lee, a USA National Greco-Roman Wrestling champ, teaches a jump rope training program. Students are eager to join in the activity, even if they are not normally involved in athletics.

 

Denver Broncos Von Miller and Willis McGahee dropped in on Paris Elementary School in Aurora as part of the National Football League’s “Play 60″ program that encourages children to be active physically in sports and other fun activities. By being selected the school received a $10,000.00 donation from the NFL. Check out  the video to see students and Broncos moving to HOPSports! Video by Steve Nehf.


 

 

Last week, I attended my first Consumer Electronics Show, the massive exhibition of all things technology in Las Vegas. Not unlike Sin City itself, it's something everyone should see once, just for the jaw-dropping sensory overload. With 140,000 attendees walking 35 football fields of show floor, it's no surprise that a booth showing state-of-the-art recliners looked like a podiatric casualty ward.

 

Conrad Weiser school gets $15,000 from state

AUSTIN – A first-of-its-kind study of more than 2.4 million Texas students found that students who are physically fit are more likely to do well on the state’s standardized tests and have good school attendance. Fit students are also less likely to have disciplinary referrals.
 

Carol M. While Physical Education Grant allows school district to implement high tech, high energy HOPSports system in rural North Carolina to fight childhood obesity

 

Interactive exercise program gets kids excited about staying fit
By Anna Fiorentino
afiorentino@eagletribune.com

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