The School Connection - November 2004
The following segments from The School Connection can be viewed by clicking on each link (you will need the free QuickTime Player from Apple):
Walk to School Day: Hundreds of students, parents and community members walked to Wake Forest Elementary to highlight the importance of physical activity.
Walk Across America: Students and staff at Bridges are wearing pedometers to count their steps in an attempt to accumulate enough miles to walk across the United States.
Grants Fund Innovative PE Programs: See how WCPSS is using money from two grants to encourage student participation in fitness activities at all grade levels.
The Answer Man on Healthy Students: Jeff Nash explains the steps the school system is taking to ensure that our students remain physically active.
Cafeterias Offer Students Nutritious Choices: Learn about the healthy and great-tasting items school cafeterias are offering our students as part of the Winner's Circle Program.
Keeping Our Schools Healthy: WCPSS is taking important steps in 2005-06 to find safe and healthy facilities for our rapidly growing student population.
Finding Balance as a Student/Athlete: Meet Jeannie Graf, an exceptional student who also competes on Cary High's cross country, track and soccer teams.
Briarcliff Elementary's Jump Rope Team: Watch as members of the jump rope team show off their tricks.
"Are You Balanced?": Students at Reedy Creek Middle produced a video about the benefits of exercise and good nutrition.
You can watch the full program by clicking here. (You can also download the program to watch later by right-clicking on the link and choosing, "Save Target As....") This is a large (50 megabyte) QuickTime file. If you're on a standard dial-up connection, you might be more satisfied with downloading the individual segments listed above.