Wellness News
The 12th annual runBlossom event was held May 7 and among the 620 runners were 214 Youth Exercise Training Initiative participants. The purpose of YETI was to promote health and wellness in Fremont County schools. The first 20 kids who signed up for YETI at each building were charged $5 per person for a participation fee. The remainder of the race entry fee was covered by Fremont Regional Health & Wellness Team.
FAR Releases Adventure Guide
Please visit www.joinfar.org and click on ADVENTUREGUIDE to view the brand new, full, color copy Royal Gorge Region guide book. It's packed with tons of trails for all abilities and interests!
Washington cashes in with Fire Up Your Feet Fall Challenge award
Thanks to hard work from Washington co-leaders Stacy Murphy and Annette Nimmo, the elementary school has been awarded $500 from Fire Up Your Feet.
Washington tracked the physical activity of their students, staff and parents along with hundreds of schools across the country and were in the top four in Colorado! The school was one of two schools to receive the Fire Up Your Walk to School award for $500.
Washington has won more than $1,000 from Fire Up Your Feet. Other local schools who have won in the past are McKinley Elementary School, Lincoln School of Science & Technology, and Fremont Middle School.
Another challenge will be happening in May 2016, and, as always, all elementary and middle schools are eligible to participate.
So far with Fire Up Your Feet, more than 1 billion minutes of activity have been tracked from 2,546 schools across the country. The 218,000 participants have logged almost 218 million miles.
Fire Up Your Feet is a program that encourages families, students and schools to be healthy and physically active. The program has 3 basic components: Year-round resources, activity challenges and an active schools fundraising program.
Any school in the country can use the activity tracker and download resources to help their school community become more active. Spring and fall activity challenges provide cash awards that help schools invest in their physical activity programs and help create a win for promoting healthy habits at the school.
Thanks to hard work from Washington co-leaders Stacy Murphy and Annette Nimmo, the elementary school has been awarded $500 from Fire Up Your Feet.
Washington tracked the physical activity of their students, staff and parents along with hundreds of schools across the country and were in the top four in Colorado! The school was one of two schools to receive the Fire Up Your Walk to School award for $500.
Washington has won more than $1,000 from Fire Up Your Feet. Other local schools who have won in the past are McKinley Elementary School, Lincoln School of Science & Technology, and Fremont Middle School.
Another challenge will be happening in May 2016, and, as always, all elementary and middle schools are eligible to participate.
So far with Fire Up Your Feet, more than 1 billion minutes of activity have been tracked from 2,546 schools across the country. The 218,000 participants have logged almost 218 million miles.
Fire Up Your Feet is a program that encourages families, students and schools to be healthy and physically active. The program has 3 basic components: Year-round resources, activity challenges and an active schools fundraising program.
Any school in the country can use the activity tracker and download resources to help their school community become more active. Spring and fall activity challenges provide cash awards that help schools invest in their physical activity programs and help create a win for promoting healthy habits at the school.
School Board Approves Updated Wellness Policy
On Nov. 9, 2015, the Cañon City Schools Board of Education approved an updated wellness policy that was spearheaded by the district's Regional Wellness Advisory Team. The policy better represents the needs of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model (WSCC).
Children who practice healthy wellness choices are more likely to benefit from improved health and an increase in learning and performance potential.
The following are the three goals in the new policy that the RWAT put in the policy.
Goal #1: The district will support a comprehensive school environment for teaching and learning by supporting a variety of activities/programs, enhancing the ability of our students, staff, families, and community to develop and practice lifelong wellness behaviors.
Goal # 2: In compliance with federal and state regulations, the School District will maintain standards to support and to promote healthy eating habits and nutritional education programs that contribute to an increase in student wellness and academic performance. These standards will include foods and beverages sold and/or served outside the USDA meal programs, during regular and extended school day hours.
Goal #3: The district will support opportunities before, during, and after school for students, staff, and the community in a variety of comprehensive physical activities that will enhance the ability to maintain physical fitness.
Download a full copy of the wellness policy.
Download a one-pager explaining the wellness policy.
On Nov. 9, 2015, the Cañon City Schools Board of Education approved an updated wellness policy that was spearheaded by the district's Regional Wellness Advisory Team. The policy better represents the needs of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model (WSCC).
Children who practice healthy wellness choices are more likely to benefit from improved health and an increase in learning and performance potential.
The following are the three goals in the new policy that the RWAT put in the policy.
Goal #1: The district will support a comprehensive school environment for teaching and learning by supporting a variety of activities/programs, enhancing the ability of our students, staff, families, and community to develop and practice lifelong wellness behaviors.
Goal # 2: In compliance with federal and state regulations, the School District will maintain standards to support and to promote healthy eating habits and nutritional education programs that contribute to an increase in student wellness and academic performance. These standards will include foods and beverages sold and/or served outside the USDA meal programs, during regular and extended school day hours.
Goal #3: The district will support opportunities before, during, and after school for students, staff, and the community in a variety of comprehensive physical activities that will enhance the ability to maintain physical fitness.
Download a full copy of the wellness policy.
Download a one-pager explaining the wellness policy.
