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"Project ACES" Receives State Award - |
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Pictured, left
to right: Becky
Herman,
Partnership for
a Healthier
Carroll County;
Bill Schaefer,
Department of
Recreation and
Parks; Linda
Kephart, Carroll
County Public
Schools; Kim
Spangler,
Carroll County
Health
Department; Dawn
Eldridge,
Carroll County
Health
Department; Ron
Schroers,
Westminster City
Recreation and
Parks; Melissa
Murdock, Carroll
Hospital Center |
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"Project
ACES- Active Children Excel in School",
the physical activity challenge held
each fall in Carroll County elementary
schools, received the 2005 Youth
Physical Activity Excellence Award from
the State Advisory Council on Physical
Fitness. The Award was presented to the
Children's Heart Health Action Team of
Carroll County by Governor Ehrlich at
the State House in Annapolis on December
5, 2005. The Award was accepted by Linda
Kephart, Supervisor of Health and
Elementary Physical Education; Holly
Walter, Health teacher at Westminster
Elementary School; and Jamie Hitchner,
Physical Education teacher at Taneytown
Elementary School. |
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Heart Health Action Team plans the
annual challenge to encourage students
to be more physically active to improve
health, fitness and performance in
school. Team members include: Dawn
Eldridge (Project Coordinator) and Kim
Spangler of the Carroll County Health
Department, Linda Kephart and Bruce
Cowan of Carroll County Public Schools,
Melissa Murdock of Carroll Hospital
Center, Bill Schaefer of the Department
of Recreation and Parks, Ron Schroers of
Westminster City Recreation and Parks,
Brendon Michaels of Carroll Community
College and Becky Herman of the
Partnership for a Healthier Carroll
County. |
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Project ACES Challenge has grown
steadily for 7 years, thanks to the
dedication and resources of a community
coalition of members. Health and
Physical Education teachers coordinate
the program in the schools with a
variety of special activities. This
year, a record 7128 students in 24
schools completed the Project ACES
Challenge, and 94% of them met the goal
of 30 minutes or more of physical
activity each day for two weeks. Twenty
schools earned trophies for exceptional
participation and over 400 students are
receiving prizes from Project ACES.
School PTAs and PTOs provided other
exciting prizes for students. For more
information about Project ACES or the
Heart Health Action Team, contact Dawn
Eldridge at 410-876-4984. |
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List of current Children's
Heart Health Team members
(Project ACES team): |
Linda Kephart, CCPS-
Supervisor of Health &
Elementary P.E.
Bruce Cowan, CCPS-
Supervisor of Physical
Education and Athletics
Dawn Eldridge (Coordinator),
CCHD and Partnership for a
HCC- Health Educator,
Community Health Improvement
Manager
Becky Herman, Partnership
for a Healthier Carroll
County- Community Health
Improvement Manager
Brendon Michaels, Carroll
Community College- Fitness
Technician
Bill Schaefer, Department of
Recreation and Parks-
Recreation Supervisor
Ron Schroers, Westminster
City Parks and Recreation-
Administrator
Kim Spangler, CCHD-
Assistant Director of Health
Education |
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