11th ANNUAL BISD FITNESS WALK THURSDAY
The 11th annual Brenham ISD Fitness walk is tomorrow (Thursday) at Cubs Stadium from 4 to 6pm.
The BISD School Health Advisory Council says this encourages students to take an active role in their health and provides a a direct line of communications between the teachers, the students and parents to make healthy eating and regular exercise a part of every child’s lifestyle.
The event continues a participating competition between the three elementary schools. A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place is determined by a participation percentage. Each campus will receive a monetary award which will be determined, as long as it is used for the winning school’s PE department and is not included in the annual school budget.
The campus with the greatest participation percentage also receives a Water Day on the winning campus. The main attraction will be a big water slide.
All the participating students receive a medal for walking on the stadium track.
Jim Long, the PE Coordinator for the Brenham School District says the emphasis is on the students and their relatives. He says the event has grown tremendously in the past 11 years.
Long says there are lot more activities for the youngsters, aside from the walk. They will have wellness booths, Moon Walks, and student athletes providing activities of their sport.
The Walk also features demonstrations from the Brenham Fire Department, the Washington County EMS, and the Brenham police department.
The Brenham High School HOSA Club will be doing some face painting.
This is part of the Annual Wellness Week designed to promote wellness, physical activity, nutrition and healthy lifestyles. The participating campuses include Alton, Brenham Elementary,Krause Elementary and the Brenham Middle School.
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