Viking Wellness WORX

Viking Wellness WORX

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Our project is focused on providing Opportunities/Exposure/Engagement of our teenagers here at Hopewell High School. We strongly feel that our students need of exposure to innovative methods to address overall health, wellness and nutrition. Implementing these initiatives will counter the effects of screen time and sedentary lifestyles of many of our teenagers. Our goal is to provide opportunities that will inspire and empower our teens to develop a healthy lifestyle that will jettison them into their future. According to Stephen Ritz, “it is easier to raise healthy children then to fix broken men”. Needs: We need to have our wellness facility open throughout all class periods encouraging student engagement during free time and study halls; We need to have our garden area open and accessible to all students, especially those…
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First IMPACT Awarded!

First IMPACT Awarded!

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The first Richard Shaw IMPACT Grant has been awarded to the Beaver Area School District's Dutch Ridge Elementary. Steven Katkich, Assistant Principal, completed the grant request for $5000 to help fund "Farm Lab". The overall project is to create a green house at Dutch Ridge Elementary to allow the study of environmental conditions, farming, composting and recycling with students in the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades.
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