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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 treadmills,
recumbent bicycles and elliptical machines for
the Alternative Physical Education Classes, as
well as pedometers and electronic dance mats for
the Regular Physical Education Classes.
Neil Armstrong Middle School also received
funding to purchase a Fitness Cluster Gymnasium
which 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.
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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