DISTRICT RACE PROMOTES EXERCISE FOR KIDS.Byline: Sue Doyle Staff Writer NEWHALL - The Newhall School District The Newhall School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Valencia and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California, as well as the Stevenson Ranch community in unincorporated Los Angeles County. will hold a run next week to promote physical activity for all kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be through sixth-graders in the area. The district's first Run For Fitness is a reminder for youngsters that leading healthy lifestyles includes exercise as well as nutritional eating habits. On the course, students will run and periodically stop at workout Workout Informal repayment or loan forgiveness arrangement between a borrower and creditors. workout 1. The process of a debtor's meeting a loan commitment by satisfying altered repayment terms. stations for push-ups, sit-ups and other exercises. The run is open to all children in sixth grade and younger in the area. Vendors will also be stationed at the run, promoting local activities from cheerleading The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. to soccer clubs that children can join. In addition, there will be special guests. Event chairman Mike Shapiro said kids today should be exposed to more physical activities, and that the event is about more than running. ``It's not just about going and running laps,'' he said. ``It's to get kids away from Xboxes and computers and to take dance classes or play soccer - to get out there and do some other things.'' Educators and parents have recently put more emphasis on physical activity with children, as traditional P.E. instructors have long been cut from many school budgets, and obesity obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. rates among the young have risen. When time permits, most students in the Newhall School District receive physical-education instruction from their classroom teachers, Shapiro said. Runs will start at 8:30 a.m. next Saturday and cost $15 per child. It will take place at Valencia Valley Elementary School Valley Elementary School is an elementary school located in Beavercreek, Ohio and is part of the Beavercreek City School District. The principal is Lisa Walk. External links
Kindergarten through third-grade students face a 1K trail, while older students will tackle a 2K course. All runs are noncompetitive. Complimentary shirts to wear in the race are available from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at the Valencia Valley library. Kids will receive medals for participating. For information, contact Shapiro at (661) 510-0752 or at fourdomer(at)aol.com. Sue Doyle,(661) 257-5254 sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Sarah Johnson Sarah Johnson may refer to:
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