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WCS EMPLOYEES TAKE 90 DAY
WELLNESS CHALLENGE
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WCS Health/Wellness
Specialist Ken Brooks discusses the Wellnes
Challenge at a recent Administrators meeting. |
Beginning October 30,
more than 1,300 Williamson County Schools employees
will begin a voluntary 90 day staff wellness
challenge. This challenge, promoted by Coordinated
School Health, allows employees to earn points for
their team by tracking progress in the areas of
nutrition, strength training and activity.
Ken Brooks, the school
system’s health and wellness specialist, is excited
about the challenge. “So much of the time the
nature of educators and staff is to meet the needs
of others," said Brooks. "This is a chance for
them to have a little more focus on taking care of
themselves in a competitive and fun manner."
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According to Brooks,
research shows there is a definite association
between good health and higher academics. If
healthy students learn better and healthy teachers
teach better, then good health is a great asset for
the school environment.
The wellness challenge
combines the positive aspects of social networking
with wellness. Each participant establishes a
profile and will log on to a special website
to record their healthy activities for his or
her team.
“What I really like is
the easy format that has been set up to record
healthy habits and the focus of this challenge,"
says Brooks. "Even though many people
associate any wellness challenge with losing weight,
this challenge is about earning points for your team
by completing healthy habits. Ninety days is plenty
of time to see positive changes in a variety of
areas, even those beyond weight reduction.”
Points will be
tabulated daily and although all individual
information is private, each person will be able to
see how many total points each team has and where
his or her team sits in the standings. In the end,
winners will be announced and prizes awarded.
The response in itself
shows the excitement that has been building since
the idea of a challenge was introduced to principals
on September 23. Since that time, teams have been
creating team names, colors, logos and slogans.
Teams like Fitness Fiends, Mission Slimpossible,
Saber Shape-Ups, Tea-Mates, Winstead Wellcats and 52
others are geared up and ready to go.
If interested in more
information about the details of the challenge go to
the following
WEBSITE. |
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WCS Secondary Program Assistant Rebecca Hagan shows
how to earn points by eating healthy. |
WCS Athletic
Specialist Ralph Ringstaff demonstrates what does
not count. |
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Important Dates
Wednesday-Friday,
November 25-27, No school due to Thanksgiving
Tuesday-Friday,
December 15-18, First Semester Exams
Friday, December 18,
Half day for students, End of first semester
Monday-Friday,
December 21-January 1, No school due to Winter
Holiday
Monday, January 4,
First day of second semester for students
For other
dates, check with each individual school
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