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physical education mission
statement
To empower our students with the knowledge and
skills to develop, maintain and apply the
principles of fitness and lifelong activities
into their daily lives and improve lifelong
wellness.
HEALTH mission statement
To empower our students to engage in a healthy,
wellness-oriented lifestyle encompassing the
whole person.
BETHEL PARK SCHOOLS
RECEIVE HIGHMARK HEALTHY 5 SCHOOL CHALLENGE
GRANTS
Bethel Park is the only Allegheny County school
district where all of its schools successfully
applied for and received grants from Highmark
through its Healthy High 5 School Challenge
Grant Program.
All five elementary schools will evenly
split $50,000 for the purchase of Fitness
Cluster Gymnasiums for all five schools.
These outdoor fitness clusters will provide
students with the opportunity to engage in
moderate to vigorous physical activities
pertaining to cardiovascular endurance, muscular
endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and
body composition. The Fitness Center
has seven predetermined fitness stations that
will allow students the opportunity to prepare
for the Presidential Fitness Test.
Neil Armstrong Middle School also received
funding to purchase a Fitness Cluster Gymnasium.
Independence Middle School will use its
Highmark Healthy 5 School Challenge Grant to
purchase additional equipment for the Physical
Education Department, including a DDR Mega Group
Fitness Bundle, a concrete climbing wall and
some in-line skates. With this equipment,
IMS plans to start an X-Games Club, which would
be a once a week after school activity, to
encourage students to develop a passion
for life-long physical education activities.
Bethel Park High School will use its $10,000
to purchase equipment to support eco-fitness
activities, such as biking and in-line skating.
Highmark Healthy High 5 is an initiative of the
Highmark Foundation, and is a five-year, $100
million children's health promotion initiative.
Its mission is to improve the health of children
and adolescents ages 6-18 by providing them with
the tools and practices needed to make informed
decisions about living healthier lives.
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