| The Motivating Movement Through Marathoning | | | | participating in the Motivating Movement Through |
| Challenge | | | | Marathoning Challenge received several surprises |
| Eighty-three students and teachers from seven | | | | which included a pre-race pep talk given by four-time |
| Cleveland Schools are participating in a program | | | | Boston Marathon winner Bill Rodgers, a pair of Asic's |
| designed to increase health and self-confidence. The | | | | running shoes donated by the Second Sole in |
| eleven week Motivating Movement Through | | | | Mayfield Heights, T-shirts and an official Rite Aid |
| Marathoning Challenge is a joint program between | | | | Marathon medal. |
| Cleveland Schools and the Cleveland YMCA. The | | | | The Prestigious Governor's Gold Award |
| Motivating Movement Through Marathoning Challenge | | | | Several teachers and staff members at the Daniel E. |
| was created out of the Cleveland Department of | | | | Morgan School, a member of the Cleveland Schools, |
| Public Health's nationally-funded Steps to a Healthier | | | | have been given the prestigious Governor's Gold |
| Cleveland program and promotes exercising | | | | Award. They received this award as part of the |
| particularly running and walking for in youth and | | | | Healthy Ohioans physical education initiative. The |
| continued throughout life. This program is a response | | | | Daniel E. Morgan School has received particularly high |
| to the troubling national statistics about health and | | | | scores in the areas of promoting healthy choices, |
| obesity in the nation's schools. The students | | | | physical education practices, nutrition education, and |
| participating in the Motivating Movement Through | | | | tobacco education. Teachers and other |
| Marathoning Challenge engaged in a series of | | | | representatives from the Daniel E. Morgan School will |
| conditioning exercises and running and walking a | | | | receive the Governor's Gold Award at an award |
| cumulative 26.2 miles which is equal in distance to the | | | | ceremony and luncheon honoring the school in |
| annual Cleveland/Rite Aid Marathon. One group of | | | | August. |
| students from Denison School has formed an all | | | | Teachers Make Pact to Fight Being Overweight |
| girl-team. Other Cleveland Schools involved in the | | | | A group of dedicated teachers at Cleveland School's |
| Motivating Movement Through Marathoning Challenge | | | | Emile B. deSauze School have decided to work |
| are Sunbeam School, Emile B. deSauze School, | | | | towards losing weight. Over an eight-week period |
| Orchard School, Buckeye-Woodland School, Tremont | | | | seventeen teachers challenged each other to a |
| School and Willow School. Each student received help | | | | weight loss competition. As a motivation, each |
| and assistants from YMCA mentors and trainers | | | | teacher contributed to a weekly pot. The teachers |
| which included a free four-month membership to the | | | | were judged and led by the school's physical |
| YMCA branch in their area. All the participants | | | | education teacher. Under the PE teachers guidance |
| engaged in exercises that equaled 2.5 miles per week. | | | | the group lost a combined one hundred eleven |
| A special celebration was held at the 10-mile mark in | | | | pounds. As an honor to their dedication and |
| preparation for last month's 29th annual Rite Aid | | | | competition the American Heart Association treated |
| Marathon and 10K events, which attracted nearly | | | | the teacher's group to a healthy breakfast and gave |
| 8,000 runners. The students from Cleveland Schools | | | | each teacher a "Go Red for Women" wrist bands. |